# Cathar Country — Travel guide

> Interactive travel guide for historical sites in Aude, France. (iPhone/iPad app by DEPARTEMENT DE L AUDE.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cathar-country/id1465246971 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DEPARTEMENT DE L AUDE](https://appshunter.io/developer/1465245348)
- Category: Travel, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 340 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cathar-country/id1465246971/reviews.md

## What is Cathar Country?

Cathar Country, the guide supports you all throughout your stay in Aude and immerses you in the heart of Cathar Country.

Thanks to the interactive map, you can prepare your stay: choose the accommodation, outdoor activities, restaurants and wine estates to discover! 

You will have everything you need to visit the 20 sites of Cathar Country brought together in a single application: 10 castles, 7 abbeys, 2 medieval sites and 1 museum. 

Each of the 20 sites has its own enhanced walk which takes you on a tour of the monument and accompanies you in your discovery. The voice which guides you on the visit is complemented by photos, images and diagrams which show you a detail or a building since disappeared or immerse you in moments from history, to transport you to the past and bring what you are seeing to life!

The enhanced walks include: 
- Magic monocles:
A geotagged 360° sphere which is superimposed over reality, the magical monocle increases the user's field of vision and is a sensory delight: step by step, the voice tells a story, the sounds transport you and the images are superimposed to create a tale which reveals a detail, the history of a landscape, a building since disappeared, etc.

- History sketches
Little scenes with dialogue which immerse you in a specific historical moment, at the heart of major historic events or anecdotes which allow you to better understand a fact, an historic character or a ceremony at the site being visited.

- Sketches and diagrams
They allow a since-disappeared element to appear, to show the architectural development of a building, draw the user's eye to a detail, show them the development of a border, etc. 

- Educational frescoes
To better understand the major historical, cultural and natural issues of Aude in the past and present, you can scroll through 10 interactive frescoes with your fingertips. You can choose from: 
Passions and speeches of the troubadours; 
Living the Cathar faith;
Story of a fight against heresy;
The vertiginous citadels;
The divine melody;
Symbolism in the Middle Ages;
Religious orders and disorders;
Compass of the landscapes;
Aude through its wine;
The life of stones.

210 thematic info sheets
You will have access to 210 overview info sheets which allow you to better understand certain subjects mentioned on the walks. Simple, educational and accompanied by illustrations, they are there to make understanding the monument, its history and the landscapes which surround it easier.

## Key features

- Interactive map for trip planning
- Guided walks of 20 historical sites
- Augmented reality 'magic monocles'
- Historical sketches and diagrams
- Interactive educational frescoes
- 210 thematic info sheets

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cathar-country/id1465246971/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Où est l’occitan ??

*2026-05-14, version 1.5.3*

Il est navrant qu’une si chouette application omette la traduction en occitan pour un parcours… à propos des cathares !

### 1/5 — Not worth the download

*2023-06-19*

The epitome of “this app should have been a website.” 

We saw this app advertised at every site we visited in “Cathar Country” in the Southwest of France.   Gave it a download, and was let down. 

300+ Mb gets you some PDFs with some history on the region.  The map function is barely functional.  There is as far as I can tell, no audio functionality, and I can’t get any content at all to load in the “Exceptional Sights” tab.

### 5/5 — Très intuitif et facile à utiliser!

*2021-09-02, version 1.4*

Une super appli intuitive qui nous permet d’apprendre plus sur le patrimoine de l’Aude et la culture. De plus, elle est facile à utiliser! Un super outil lors des visites car vous pouvez suivre en tant réel les guides audios.

### 4/5 — Multilingual und sehr vielschichtig!

*2021-07-18, version 1.4*

Englisch, spanisch, deutsch und baskisch ist neben französisch wählbar.

### 5/5 — Aude

*2020-10-07, version 1.4*

Super application.

### 4/5 — Bonne idée mais qq soucis d’ergonomie

*2020-09-11, version 1.4*

L’idée est bonne, excellente même. Le contenu est present, riche et bien fait.
Mais l’application presente des soucis pour naviguer entre les sections. Par exemple les liens pour afficher les textes ne sont pas accessibles quand il faut scroller (sous iphone xs) et la balade s’arrete des que l’ecran passe en pause. Dommage.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2020-07-16, version 1.2*

Excellent, pluri thématique et clair. Bravo!

### 1/5 — Only french

*2019-09-12, version 1.2*

I tried this App because the pictures showed a german menu and Stories. But the App is just in french! Thats a Bad joke!

### 5/5 — Appli super

*2019-08-22, version 1.2*

Photos et informations de haute niveau

### 5/5 — Top !

*2019-06-05, version 1.1*

Une appli riche, moderne et super bien faite...on apprend plein de choses sur le patrimoine audois et sur toutes les richesses naturelles du département. Je recommande !

## Frequently asked questions about Cathar Country

### What historical sites can I visit with Cathar Country?

Cathar Country features 20 sites, including 10 castles, 7 abbeys, 2 medieval sites, and 1 museum within the Aude region.

### Does Cathar Country offer offline access?

The provided data does not specify offline access. However, travel guides often require an internet connection for interactive maps and augmented reality features.

### What are the 'magic monocles' in Cathar Country?

Magic monocles are a feature that uses a geotagged 360° sphere superimposed over reality. This feature enhances the user's field of vision with storytelling, sounds, and superimposed images to reveal historical details.

### How does Cathar Country help me understand the history of the sites?

The app uses historical sketches with dialogue to immerse you in specific historical moments, and sketches/diagrams to illustrate disappeared elements or architectural development. Additionally, 210 thematic info sheets provide further educational content.

### What devices is Cathar Country available on?

Cathar Country is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, as indicated by its supported devices.

### How often is Cathar Country updated?

The app was last updated on April 22, 2022, with version 1.5.3. This suggests updates are not extremely frequent, but the app is maintained.

### Is Cathar Country suitable for children?

Cathar Country has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users interested in historical exploration.

### What is the user feedback on Cathar Country?

Currently, Cathar Country has a rating of 1.0 stars from 1 rating. This indicates very limited user feedback available at this time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.3 — 2022-04-22

minor bug fixes

### 1.5.2 — 2022-04-13

Updated core librairies
Updated minor libraries
Added GDPR compliance screen & parameters
Minor changes on Monocle Magique

### 1.5.1 — 2022-04-12

Updated core librairies
Updated minor libraries
Added GDPR compliance screen & parameters
Minor changes on Monocle Magique

### 1.4 — 2020-08-06

New version updated thanks to your feedbacks :
- Better experience with the touristic map
- Reworked navigation
- Improved settings page
- New contents
- Overall improvements

### 1.2 — 2019-06-22

Minor bug fix and map improvement

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