Carcassonne

Carcassonne’s citadel (La Cite) of pepper pot towers has been a strategic site for over 2000 years. There is evidence of settlement dating from the 6th century BC and Carcassonne became a key part of the Roman colonisation. It is a dramatic sight on a rocky outcrop above the Aude river – a medieval town encircled by a double wall of fortifications punctuated by massive towers. It was restored in the 19th century by Gothic revivalist Viollet-le-Duc.