Carcassonne has existed for nearly 2,500 years. Over the centuries it has been a Roman villa and a medieval viscountcy under the Trencavels dynasty. It has fallen to the terror of the crusades, it has been destroyed, rebuilt, extended and fortified. It has been abandoned and later saved from destruction, before eventually being restored in the 19th century under a large-scale project undertaken by Viollet-le-Duc. It joined the UNESCO heritage list in 1997.
Each period of its history has left traces on the walls of this ancient Citadel, offering visitors a chance to admire a life-size history book!
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