The outer ramparts,La Cite

La Cite,Carcassonne

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November 4th 2009
La Cite,Carcassonne The plan today is to visit the area known as La Cite,the first site used as a town in Carcassonne. When we were driving into Carcassonne yesterday afternoon we caught a view of La Cite from the motorway and it looks a very interesting place with its rampart walls and witches hat roofs. Today though has not dawned so good and in fact there is steady rain as get to prepare for ... read more

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