CHATEAU ET REMPARTS DE LA CITE DE CARCASSONNE

Chateau et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne is one of the finest rocky walled cities of the Carcassonne citadel over River Aude. It played a fundamental role in the formation of the national territory as it is the center of power of the counts of Carcassonne in the 12th century. Although it was on the verge of demolition, the architects Viollet-le-Duc and Paul Boeswillwald worked hard to give back its medieval appearance.

Château et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne is a fundamental city that played a significant role in the formation of the national territory. This city served as the center of power for the Carcassonne and the then-famous Trencavel family in the 12 century. It formed a boundary between France and Aragon until the Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed in 1659.

Although the city was on the edge of demolition and becoming a stone quarry, the architect Viollet-le-Duc and his successor Paul Boeswillwald remodeled it and gave it a medieval appearance. The Château Comtal in the Cité de Carcassonne has been transformed into a museum that showcases exhibits of medieval stone crosses, statues, and other captivating artifacts excavated from historic Carcassonne. On the contrary, the ramparts of the Cité de Carcassonne feature two enclosures and 52 towers floating above the Aude River. Therefore, it is an exceptional heritage that has been preserved through passion, poetry, and knowledge.

Highlights

• Discover the castle and the ramparts of Carcassonne in the walled city of Château et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne and stroll along the fortified walls, galleries, and ramparts.
• Witness the home of one of the most powerful 12th-century French families in Carcassonne
• Go to the top of the square Bishop’s Tower, which is the only construction that connects both the city walls of Carcassonne.
• Go to the top of the square Bishop’s Tower, which is the only construction that connects both the city walls of Carcassonne
• Watch the beauty of the Salle Pierre Embry, which is a window made up of three polychrome alabaster statues from the early 15th century
• Admire the testimony to 1000 years of military architecture and 2500 years of history in the Chateau et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne