Exposing The World

France: Carcassonne

The Only Triple-Walled City

This medieval town has the only intact triple wall in Europe. During the Albigensian Crusade, of 1209, it was the seat of the heretic Occitan Cathars, a persecuted early precursor of the Protestant movement.

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An ancient city

Carcassonne is a place of narrow alleys and ancient buildings.

Organ of the Church of St. Nazaire.
The 13th-century cathedral, St. Michael’s
The town outside the walls
The shield depicts the Occitan flag
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