Out of forgetfulness, I've always thought that I have blogged about this fortified citadel in the Midi Region of France but a check showed that I had not- and so here it goes, ramblings from the back of my mind...
View of the citadel from the rest area of the auto route...
At the entrance.
impressive walls and tourets...
detail of a carving at the entrance wall
Within the first layer of wall is an avenue giving rise to a secondary fortification.
a well in the middle of the walled-city
school museum
details of the chapel's external walls
the walls of many hotels and shops are covered with vines like these.
View from one of the many facades of the fortified city
Johan hiding coyly behind me...
View of a gallo-roman church from atop the walls of Carcasonne
This part of the wall has a mediterranean 'feel' to it. It is on the more 'sauvage' part of the citadel.
The walled-in city has a peripheric external wall with walkways for tourists to explore and the views are stunning and impressive over the arid plains. Inside, the walled-in city is a maze of walls with surprising finds everywhere. We lunched at a restaurant inside a walled-in section (forgot to take photo) and had afternoon tea in another open air cafe under a huge chestnut tree within some walls...phew
There are also shows in the evening (joustling I think) all based on the medieval themes. A must visit if ever to come to this part of France...and yeah, these photos are from the summer of 2006.
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