Magrie among vineyards, art and village history

Magrie sits on a hillside in the heart of the Limouxin vineyards. The village centre is laid out in a circular pattern; its picturesque streets and the Romanesque Church of Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse are among the village’s distinguishing features. Vineyards and trails offer further themes to explore during your stay. You can get to know Magrie through its village history, landscape, winegrowing and art.

Village history and historic trails

The Boucle de Magrie trail loops back to Magrie. Along the route is a ruined hamlet whose origins date back to the Middle Ages. The Church of Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse also reflects the village’s history: part of its architecture bears witness to the presence of the Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John. The connection with the military orders is also part of the village’s history. The viscounts Guillaume d’Alaigne and Roger de Béziers granted the lands of this place to the Templars and the Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John. Under their aegis, Magrie became a Hospitaller commandery in 1186.

Circular routes and vineyard huts

The Chemin de Cabanes is a circular route of around five kilometres that can be travelled on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. The Chemin des Cabanes is a five-kilometre walk at the foot of Pic de Brau. Along the way, you can discover vineyard huts; the trail winds around the Corneilla riverbed. To help you choose a route, the Chemin de Cabanes offers a circular route of around five kilometres that you can travel on foot, by bicycle or on horseback; the Chemin des Cabanes is a five-kilometre walk where you can discover vineyard huts, following a route that winds around the Corneilla riverbed.

The restored huts are called “Cathédrales de vignes” and are cared for by the Association Entre Magrie et Cournanel. In the Vallée de la Corneilla, planted with vineyards, winemakers from Magrie and Cournanel have restored stone vineyard huts, each measuring around nine square metres. More huts are regularly restored. These structures are therefore part of both the history of winegrowing and the themes you will encounter along the Chemin des Cabanes.

Wine country and local wines

Magrie’s vineyards benefit from remarkable sunshine, a distinctive landscape setting and a unique terroir at the foot of the Pyrenees. Wines produced from the vineyards include Crémant and Blanquette de Limoux with AOC status, as well as white and red wines. The village centre, with its circular layout, and the vineyards offer different points of focus: here, the emphasis is on the built form of the village; there, on the Limouxin landscape and winegrowing. This means you can appreciate the local character not only through historic buildings but also through the cultivated landscape.

Art at the end of the grape harvest

L’Art s’invite à Magrie is a multidisciplinary art exhibition held every year at the end of the grape harvest. Residents open their cellars and garages for the occasion; community spaces are also used to transform Magrie into an open-air gallery. The spaces included may vary from one edition to the next. The exhibition thus brings art and village life together in a way that gives Magrie’s streets and spaces a special role. If you would like to plan your trip around the event, check the dates for the relevant edition.

When looking for a hotel in Magrie, your preferred travel dates can be a first point to consider: the art exhibition takes place every year at the end of the grape harvest. For further inspiration, the village history, vineyard huts and trails described here offer concrete themes to help you plan your trip.

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