Cité de Carcassonne - CHATEAU REMPARTS - Carcassone, France
Centre Ville, Carcassonne, France
Some images from Centre Ville, the modern town center in Carcassonne in the south of France. Some from market day and some from regular days. :-)
La Cité by night, Carcassonne, France
The old town in Carcassonne in the south of France, the magnificent fortified Cité ... various snippets showing la Cité after dark.
Cite de Carcassonne. France
The magnificent medieval Cathare stronghold, Cite de Carcassonne, Languedoc, South of France. Basilique Saint-Nazaire XIII
Carcassonne : Carcassonne visit, guided tour, Aude, visite guidée
Une visite guidée de Carcassonne en anglais (sous titres en français). Découvrez l'histoire de cette cité médiévale, depuis son origine au 6ès AV JC jusqu'à aujourd'hui.
Merci à Meï Line, Dusk Light et Coline pour leur coup de main
A guided tour of Carcassonne in English .
Discover the history of this medieval city, from its origin (VI BC) until today
Thanks to Meï Line, Dusk Light and Coline for their help
Leave us plenty of comments about the places you would like to see and always ask yourself : voulez vous coucher avec...Carcassonne ?
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La Cité de Carcassonne (Patrimoine de l'Unesco, tourisme AUDE, Franceguidetour)
La cité de Carcassonne est une ville médiévale fortifiée qui comprend cinquante deux tours et deux enceintes concentriques qui totalisent trois kilomètres de remparts. La porte Narbonnaise et le Château comtal en constituent les plus beaux fleurons. Elle renferme également de belles maisons anciennes et surtout, la basilique Saint-Nazaire, ancienne cathédrale riche de ses vitraux du XIVe siècle et de nombreuses sculptures.
Aujourd'hui, cet ensemble architectural exceptionnel est inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'Humanité par l'Unesco.
Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne - UNESCO
Implantée sur une butte de grès dominant le cours de l’Aude, et assurant ainsi la surveillance d’un gué à des fins stratégiques et commerciales, la ville haute ou « Cité » de Carcassonne a de lointaines origines protohistoriques (VIe siècle av. J.-C.).
Chateau Comtal, Carcassonne, France
This is a video I made from various snippets I filmed while looking around the amazing Chateau Comtal, the fortress within a fortress in la Cité, the old town in Carcassonne in the south of France. A wonderful place, totally unmissable if you ever get the chance to visit there. :-)
Carcassonne Town
A video snapshot of Carcassonne town - (Ville basse)
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Découvrez la ville de Carcassonne
Découvrez tous les charmes de Carcassonne : le patrimoine, avec les deux sites classés à l'Unesco (la Cité Médiévale et le Canal du Midi), la Bastide Saint-Louis créée au XIIIe siècle, mais également la gastronomie, les activités et loisirs plein air, ainsi que l'offre culturelle proposée tout au long de l'année (Festival, Feria, Musée, Théâtre, Magie de Noël...).
Le nouveau pôle aqualudique sur le site du Païcherou à Carcassonne
Visionnez les premières images du futur Pôle aqualudique qui sera construit sur le site du Païcherou. Projet validé ce jeudi 14 juin au Conseil Municipal. On vous en dit plus très prochainement...
Carcassonne, France: Inside the Cite Fortress
The medieval town had narrow, winding streets with interesting shops, old half-timbered houses, inquisition museums, torture chambers, and restaurants (heavy on cassoulet).
You could walk the ramparts, look down at the immense moat which made it a formidable internal fortress, and gawk at the arrow slits along with the different defenses used by the crusaders. On UNESCO's World Heritage Site, Carcassone's Cite is another don't miss in France.
Les 5 bonnes raisons d'aller visiter Carcassonne
Cette semaine, Ismaël Khelifa nous emmène visiter la magnifique cité médiévale de Carcassonne.
Reconstitution historique ce week-end à la Cité de Carcassonne :
tvcarcassonne.com : Le Centre des Monuments nationaux présente ce samedi 29 et dimanche 30 avril, l’événement Cortesia, la force de l'épée. Une reconstitution historique médiévale au cœur du château comtal de la Cité de Carcassonne. Une manifestation Familiale.
Places to see in ( Carcassonne - France )
Places to see in ( Carcassonne - France )
Carcassonne, a hilltop town in southern France’s Languedoc area, is famous for its medieval citadel, La Cité, with numerous watchtowers and double-walled fortifications. The first walls were built in Gallo-Roman times, with major additions made in the 13th and 14th centuries. Château Comtal, a 12th-century castle within the Cité, offers archaeological exhibits and a tour of the inner ramparts.
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the Region of Occitanie. Carcassonne is famous for the Cité de Carcassonne, a medieval fortress restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853 and added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997. Consequently, Carcassonne relies heavily on tourism but also counts manufacture and wine-making as some of its other key economic sectors.
Carcassonne was demilitarised under Napoleon and the Restoration, and the fortified cité of Carcassonne fell into such disrepair that the French government decided that it should be demolished. A decree to that effect that was made official in 1849 caused an uproar. The antiquary and mayor of Carcassonne, Jean-Pierre Cros-Mayrevieille, and the writer Prosper Mérimée, the first inspector of ancient monuments, led a campaign to preserve the fortress as a historical monument. Later in the year the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, already at work restoring the Basilica of Saint-Nazaire, was commissioned to renovate the place.
In 1853, work began with the west and southwest walls, followed by the towers of the porte Narbonnaise and the principal entrance to the cité. The fortifications were consolidated here and there, but the chief attention was paid to restoring the roofing of the towers and the ramparts, where Viollet-le-Duc ordered the destruction of structures that had encroached against the walls, some of them of considerable age. Viollet-le-Duc left copious notes and drawings on his death in 1879, when his pupil Paul Boeswillwald and, later, the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne.
Another bridge, Pont Marengo, crosses the Canal du Midi and provides access to the railway station. Lac de la Cavayère has been created as a recreational lake and is about five minutes from the city centre. Further sights include: Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse , Carcassonne Cathedral , Church of St. Vincent .
Alot to see in ( Carcassonne - France ) such as :
Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus
Château Comtal
Cité de Carcassonne
Lac de la Cavayère
La Maison Hantee
Château de Quéribus
Carcassonne Cathedral
Canal du Midi
Musée de l'Inquisition
Musée des Beaux-Arts - Carcassonne
Porte d'Aude
Maison des Mémoires
Musée de l'École
La Bastide St
Mémoires du Moyen Âge
Maison de La Chevalerie
Museo Lapidario
Portail des Jacobins
Église Saint-Vincent
Porte Narbonnaise
Chapelle des Dominicaines
Parkplatz Carcassonne
Sarrail Henri
Museo de Bellas Artes
Plage surveillée
église des Carmes
Place Carnot
Murs De Carcassonne
( Carcassonne - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Carcassonne . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Carcassonne - France
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Petite visite de la cité de Carcassonne et de ces remparts !!!
La Cité de Carcassonne est un ensemble architectural médiéval qui se trouve dans la ville française de Carcassonne dans le département de l'Aude, région d'Occitanie. Elle est située sur la rive droite de l'Aude, au sud-est de la ville actuelle. Cette cité médiévale fortifiée, dont les origines remontent à la période gallo-romaine, doit sa renommée à sa double enceinte, atteignant près de 3 km de longueur et comportant cinquante-deux tours1, qui domine de manière spectaculaire la vallée de l'Aude. La Cité comprend également un château (le château comtal) et une basilique (la basilique Saint-Nazaire).
Materiel :
Gopro héro 4
Grip batterie bank
Micro externe Rode ( que l'on ma gentiment demandé de retiré du set up de la Gopro , alors que la Gopro possède un micro interne !!! )
La Cité, Carcassonne, France
A video I made from various snippets filmed in and around la Cité, the magnificent old town in Carcassonne in the south of France. An amazing place, absolutely fantastic.
Les PEP11 Premier jour Classe patrimoine Cité de Carcassonne
Situé au cœur de la Cité de Carcassonne, le Centre Permanent de Classes de Patrimoine accueille de septembre à juin des classes des premier et second degrés. Dans les deux cas, le Centre propose des séquences de découverte basées sur les programmes scolaires et sur lintention délibérée délargir lhorizon culturel des élèves. Ces vidéos vous permettront de vous faire une idée des activités proposées.
New Cite of Carcassonne
The first signs of settlement in this region have been dated to about 3500 BC, but the hill site of Carsac -- a Celtic place-name that has been retained at other sites in the south -- became an important trading place in the 6th century BC. The Volcae Tectosages fortified...
Carcassonne became strategically identified when Romans fortified the hilltop around 100 BC and eventually made the colonia of Julia Carsaco, later Carcasum (by the process of swapping consonants known as metathesis). The main part of the lower courses of the northern ramparts dates from Gallo-Roman times. In 462 the Romans officially ceded Septimania to the Visigothic king Theodoric II who had held Carcassonne since 453; he built more fortifications at Carcassonne, which was a frontier post on the northern marches: traces of them still stand. Theodoric is thought to have begun the predecessor of the basilica that is now dedicated to Saint Nazaire. In 508 the Visigoths successfully foiled attacks by the Frankish king Clovis. Saracens from Barcelona took Carcassonne in 725, but King Pepin the Short (Pépin le Bref) drove them away in 759-60; though he took most of the south of France, he was unable to penetrate the impregnable fortress of Carcassonne.[citation needed]
Main article: County of Carcassonne
A medieval fiefdom, the county of Carcassonne, controlled the city and its environs. It was often united with the County of Razès. The origins of Carcassonne as a county probably lie in local representatives of the Visigoths, but the first count known by name is Bello of the time of Charlemagne. Bello founded a dynasty, the Bellonids, which would rule many honores in Septimania and Catalonia for three centuries.
Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209
In 1067, Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel, viscount of Albi and Nîmes, through his marriage with Ermengard, sister of the last count of Carcassonne. In the following centuries, the Trencavel family allied in succession either with the counts of Barcelona or of Toulouse. They built the Château Comtal and the Basilica of Saint-Nazaire. In 1096, Pope Urban II blessed the foundation stones of the new cathedral, a Catholic bastion against the Cathars.
Carcassonne became famous in its role in the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars. In August 1209 the crusading army of Simon de Montfort forced its citizens to surrender. Raymond-Roger de Trencavel was imprisoned whilst negotiating his city's surrender, held in his own dungeon, and allowed to die. Montfort was appointed the new viscount. He added to the fortifications. Carcassonne became a border citadel between France and the kingdom of Aragon (Spain).[citation needed]
In 1240, Trencavel's son tried to reconquer his old domain but in vain. The city submitted to the rule of the kingdom of France in 1247, and King Louis IX founded the new part of the town across the river. He and his successor Philip III built the outer ramparts. Contemporary opinion still considered the fortress impregnable. During the Hundred Years' War, Edward the Black Prince failed to take the city in 1355, although his troops destroyed the Lower Town.[citation needed]
In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees transferred the border province of Roussillon to France, and Carcassonne's military significance was reduced. Fortifications were abandoned, and the city became mainly an economic centre that concentrated on the woollen textile industry, for which a 1723 source quoted by Fernand Braudel found it the manufacturing centre of Languedoc
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