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Arribant des del nord / Northward view of the walls

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Vista de les muralles orientals de Carcassona, amb la impressionant Torre del Tresau i la Porta de Narbona, principal entrada a la ciutat. Davant de tot, la torre de Berard.

 

La ciutat medieval de Carcassona és sense cap mena de dubte un dels més impressionants nuclis medievals d'Europa, tot i que part d'aquesta espectacularitat és una reconstrucció amb certa fantasia de finals del s. XIX. Amb tot, la gran majoria de les fortificacions son originals d'entre els segles IV i XIV. El conjunt és part del Patrimoni Mundial de la UNESCO.

 

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciutat_fortificada_de_Carcassona

 

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The main entrance into the medieval cité, with the huge Narbone gate to the left, and the Treasure tower to the right. In the foreground the smaller Berard tower.

 

The fortified Occitan medieval city and castle of Carcassonne, now in southern France, it's one of the most spectacular locations in all Europe. In a hill above the Aude river, it is protected by two walls and inside it lays the castle. Part of it's charm was "created" in the reconstruction of the XIX Century, but anyway most of the fortifications are real, dating from late-roman and medieval times. It's part of UNESCO World Heritage, and several movies have been filmed there, like Les Visiteurs or Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

 

www.crdp-montpellier.fr/produits/citedecarcassonne/plan.htm#

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne

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