France. Carcassonne, Ville Basse from the walled city
This medieval chateau situated on the banks of the Aude river in the South of France. The finest restored fortified town in France was continually built on from the 2nd century BC when it was a Roman outpost. It has seen Romans, Visigoths, Saracens, Franks, feudal Lords, and French Kings hold the town. Even the 'Black Prince' did not attack the fortress in his 1355 campaign during the Hundred Years' War. In 1150 Bernard Anton Trencavel constructed the castle on remains from Roman times; Roman mosaics are still visible under the basement of the Counts' Castle reached its current size only after the French conquest in the 13th century. The highest and oldest parts of the castle are to be seen in the courtyard. Two buildings, the western and southern wings and the ground floor of the Pinte Tower, go back to the Trencavels' period. The Pinte Tower, a watchtower, is the highest in Carcassonne.
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Location: France. Region- Languedoc-Roussillon. Department Aude. Carcassonne
Photo credit: © Shmuel Magal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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