کارکاسون

The pictures speak for themselves. A very moodily historic place to visit. It can get a bit overrun in the summer months, but you won’t be disappointed.

What an amazing (and relatively little known) city!

It looks like a beautiful, giant movie set designed for a Middle Ages movie...

... But it is a REAL city, with houses, monuments, streets and walls dating all the way back to the Roman empire.

I strongly recommend a double visit, both by night and by day.

Southern France was flooding from heavy rains when we visited: rivers were overflowing their banks and mudslides were common. We drove past one village where women were using brooms to push mud out of their houses.
There were many detours and closed roads in and about Carcassonne. Many of our planned stops were unavailable. But we made it up to see the walled fortress and walk the streets, to stop for dinner. It was not crowded at all, under the circumstances, and gave a break from fighting traffic and detours. The walls and old cobblestone streets were interesting to see and walk. It was like taking a trip back in time.