We spent our last two days of our trip to Montpellier in the magical village of
Carcassone. Built originally as a Roman fortress, it was founded as a large walled city in the Middle Ages and re-built in the mid-1800's. It is about a mile around and has dozens of shops and restaurants as well as two hotels inside. In total, it has 27 turrets surrounding the village as well as a large chateau / castle for the governing family (now a museum). It was an amazing place to spend a few days...and feel a bit like royalty!
A view of Carcassone from the town below:
The imposing front gate of the inner castle:
There were surprisingly few tourist so we could get many photos:
View from the castle walls:
On one side, it's surrounded by beautiful vineyards:
So incredibly dramatic with the sky:
We love you Carcassone...thanks for a truly magical time:
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