| FranceCarcassonne UnescoCo[797×571] France 1938 The ramparts of the Cite de Carcassonne Publishing origin | |
| france2000 Carcassonne jpg[664×226] Carcassonne is also of exceptional importance because of the lengthy restoration campaign undertaken by Viollet le Duc one of the founders of the modern science of conservation Publishing origin | |
| carcassonne 1 jpg[400×314] photo thanks to Amanda van den Berg see more photos of carcassonne Publishing origin | |
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| france unv2006 Carcassonne[303×215] The Ville Basse also contains the Cathedral of St Michael and the Church of St Vincent both 13th century The Cité is the finest example of a fortified medieval town in Europe and Publishing origin | |
| main php[113×150] Languedoc Roussillon Example of a medieval fortified town with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral Historic Site of Lyons Rhone Alps Founded by the Romans in the 1st century B C as the capital of the Three Gauls and has continued to play a major role in Europe s political cultural Publishing origin | |
| site 345 jpg[185×125] Brief Description Since the pre Roman period a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands In its present form it is an Publishing origin | |
| 2104 jpg[200×26] David Berlanda Italy Czech Republic In our trip to France we have visited the stunning town of Carcassonne that was a pre Roman town a Roman colony and then was conquered by Visigoths Saracens and Franks under which was the Publishing origin | |
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