Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Department of Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Region
43.2105° Lat, 2.3588° Lon | Map

Code

345

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings, its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral. Carcassonne is also of exceptional importance because of the lengthy restoration campaign undertaken by Viollet-le-Duc, one of the founders of the modern science of conservation.