Qui vivait au château de Carcassonne ?
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc s’appuie, pour ses restaurations, sur les techniques médiévales de construction du XIIIe siècle, qu’il a minutieusement analysées. C’est cette restauration exemplaire qui vaudra à la Cité de Carcassonne sa première inscription sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco en 1997.
Pourquoi la ville de Carcassonne Est-elle célèbre ?
La Cité de Carcassonne est avant tout connue comme une ville médiévale fortifiée. Mais son histoire est bien plus ancienne : oppidum transformé au Ier siècle avant notre ère en ville romaine. Elle entre dans le giron des Trencavel en 1082 qui possèdent la vicomté de Carcassonne.
Where is Carcassonne castle located?
- The Medieval Cité lies within the modern city of Carcassonne in the Aude Department, of which Carcassonne is the prefecture, in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. The Castle is located at the western end of a rocky spur, on the highest point of the city.
Where is our Spa in Carcassonne?
- Our Spa is ideally located at the foot of the medieval city of Carcassonne. Our spa hotel in Languedoc has three spacious and luxurious massage cabins with an area of 15 m² with bathroom and private cloakroom for moments combining relaxation and intimacy. The space is accessible by appointment with the purchase of a care.
When did Carcassonne become a Frankish city?
- A generation or so later, in 752, the Moors gave way to the Caroligian king, Pépin the Short, who did manage to take Carcassonne, making it a Frankish City. In 1067 Carcassonne became, through marriage, the property of Raymond Bernard Trencavel, viscount of Albi and Nîmes.
What happened at the Siege of Carcassonne?
- One of the important events in the first stages of the war was the siege of Carcassonne. In August 1209 the crusading army of Arnaud Amaury (not as is often claimed Simon de Montfort) forced its citizens to surrender having siezed Raymond-Roger Trencavel during a truce.
