Carcassonne

Carcassonne is a medieval walled city in Southern France and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also beautiful and slightly surreal, as if the city is a film set and round the back I’d just find some scaffolding to hold up the fairytale castle (there’s actually vineyards around the back, and more lovely views). The Cité is an amazing place to explore, with a long history. There’s been a defensive site there since the late Roman period, rebuilt with an extra wall by Louis XI, and finally restored to it’s current medieval glory in 1853. I think we saw every little street on the Cité in the 5 days we were there, it’s not huge but there’s lovely places around every corner.