Entrance to the Old City

Carcassonne - 28 & 29 July

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July 28th 2007
Carcassone, Bas-Langedoc, 28 & 29 July The locals I met in Marseilles made a lot of fun of Carcassone, saying is was not the real France. The place is so tourist-orientated that this perception is not too surprising. However I did notice locals stocking up at the Saturday morning produce market, proving that people to actually live here. La Cité - is one of Europes largest city fortifica ... read more

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