In southwest France, south of Bordeaux, north of the Pyrenees, is the Citadel of Carcassonne, a massive walled city and castle that inspired board games, video games, and more. Here's a full tour.

The Cite, as the walled-off hilltop section of Carcassonne is known, has been a strategically important hub for millennia. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 83°F.

Carcassonne remains Europe’s largest medieval fortified city. Inside, the Cité de Carcassonne or Carcassonne Citadel dates back to the earliest days of the Roman Empire.

CARCASSONNE, France - Somewhere at the intersection of fantasy and history stands the medieval city of Carcassonne, a castle-on-the-hill getaway in the south of France. The Cite, as the walled-off ...

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A hourd in Carcassonne Sketch by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc The Venice Biennale is basically the Architecture Olympics combined with the architecture State of the Union and architecture prom. This ...

The circles were added to the fortress known as the Cité de Carcassonne by contemporary Swiss artist Felice Varini. He was asked to come up with one of his famous eye-deceiving illusions using ...

CARCASSONNE, France (AP) — Somewhere at the intersection of fantasy and history stands the medieval city of Carcassonne, a castle-on-the-hill getaway in the south of France.