CARCASSONNE Beautiful French Fortified City

Date Recorded: April, Weekend
Weather: 20℃

Carcassonne is a city in the Département of Aude, in the south of France, known worldwide for its medieval city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. It is situated in a strategic place, along the road which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most touristic places in Occitanie and renting a selfdrive canal boat on the Canal du Midi to get to it, an unmissable experience!

Right where the Medieval City of Carcassonne is, there are the oldest human remains in the region, dating from the 6th century BC. To visit Carcassonne and its fortified medieval city is to visit a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest of its kind in Europe.

But Carcassonne is not just filled with ancient history; it has a lot more to offer those who have the opportunitynto visit it...

The city is open, so you can choose to visit it for free, simply by strolling through the cobbled streets in the heart of the medieval city. Be sure to take a tourist map of the fortress from one of the 3 information points, to find your way around the cobbled streets more easily.

Visit the Comtal Castle, originally the home of powerful feudal lords. The castle and its enclosure have 9 towers including the Pinte tower, the highest in the city.

Chapter Markets
00:00:00 In this video
00:02:18 Drone intro
00:03:24 Old town
00:17:04 The Medieval City
01:05:39 Saturday market

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