Carcassonne is an amazing city and it's great that you found it. The Cite de Carcassonne (the medieval town) is actually not a castle rather a citadel or small medieval town. And it's in "amazing condition" because they restored it in the 19th century. Parts of the Cite date back to Roman times.
Bonjour! Wow, what a beautiful town. That castle was amazing, the turrets reminded me of Tallin (even though it’s not a castle). Your grandfather Emily would’ve loved the stained glass, it was so stunning the whole building. I can see why it’s a must see. We’ll have to add this to our bucket list. Great video. Stay safe, miss you both, love you.xx mum ❤️❤️ 🐌
Greeting from USA! We were just there in May. Were staying in Narbonne and La Palme and exploring the area. We ate dinner twice at Ostal des Troubadours. Fantastic. I love the weird tingly feeling I get when I know I am walking on the exact same stones that people from 1300 were using for their daily lives and just how different it was then. Seeing all the arrow and sword holes in the structure was sad just knowing what a struggle it was to stay alive from other humans then.
It's crazy isn't it!? We also love that tingly feeling, and seeing things like the church, it's incredible now but it must have been unfathomably cool back in the day!
Coming just before or just after the summer season avoids the bulk of the tourist flow. Sometimes, it is not to be neglected, for those who want to enjoy in relative tranquility. Carcassonne is the largest and best preserved, but there are medieval parts in so many other cities or villages in France (and probably in most of Europe, I think). For example, copy/paste Pont Valentré in Qwant, or Google, to have a photo of a bridge in the city not far from my home. In a way, history is everywhere here. But you already know that, right (Rodez is not so bad...😀)? Sometimes, I wonder if this affects our way of seeing things and life in the very long term, compared to "younger" countries. Or rather what is the nature and extent of these differences. Well, anyway, whatever. Nice video.🙂👍
Greetings from Carcassonne La Cite as its called was around before Disney ,But I'm glad you enjoyed it ,just curious when you filmed it as it was so quiet
I 'm glad you love this cute Disney-esque place near Too louse. Maybe you should make your videos private so that those of us without ADHD dont develop epilepsy.
Carcassonne is a beautiful place to visit, I was last there nearly 30 years ago and would love to go back now, having not really appreciatted the place when I was just 15 years old - back then I was a fussy eater and of a gloomy nature, and the only thing that held my interest in the place then was the scenery for photography and sketching. Being dragged around with my younger brother and sister was not my idea of a holiday and I wasn't particularly keen on the heat and sunshine. I am surprised when people have not heard of Carcassonne as it is pretty much a Fairy Tale Castle with its conical turrets and stone bridge arches - it has featured in many films most naotably as Nottingham Castle in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood : Prince of Theives. I also recommend visiters read Labyrinth by Kate Mosse - the author not the super model - which is set in and around the area. I envy anyone that has plans to visit whilst the weather is good.
I can also not believe you had never heard of Carcassonne before! But yes, Carcassonne will ruin you for any other Castle you Will visit in the Future. Nothing really compares to it... But if you're still in the area of Carcassonne: Lastours might come close! Greetings from Belgium 😁
@@JordanandEmily what are you visiting in Belgium? As proud inhabitants of the Province of Limburg, we highly recommend the Abbey of Herkenrode and the Landcommandery of Alden Biesen. Two great medieval sites as well, although dwarfed by Carcassonne of course 😁 (we got videos on those if you're interested)
@@TheHistoryHikers We missed the Abbey of Herkenrode :( We only saw Belgium very quickly because we were struggling to find accommodation in peak season! But when we travel back through Europe we will be sure to try and get to see the Abbey!
Robin Hood. Prince of Thieves 1991. Nottingham Castle. 1199 A. D. Regin of His Majesty King Richard the 1st. The Lionheart. Kevin Costner. Morgan Freeman. Alan Rickman. Nick Brimble. Jack Wild. Sean Connery. Michael Mcshane.
Wow lovely. I visited upper Normandy France 🇫🇷 in the northern part in 2018. Evreux France. 🇫🇷 Next time i visit France again it will definitely be this city in the southern end. I also went to Paris and went up the eiffel tower.
I have a Hardback DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of MEDIEVAL LIFE. Discover medieval Europe - from life in a country manor to the streets of a developing town.
Why nobody comes here? Well, ask the thousands of tourists that come every day! If you hadn't heard of it before: shame on you! It is one of the most visited places in France.
Why does nobody come here????? The place is an absolutely heaving tourist trap!!!! Unless you mean no Australians, as if everyone else is non human, which is getting things back to front or rather upside down. Which is hardly surprising, when you think where Australia is.
