{"id":3178,"date":"2024-02-15T01:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T06:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:38:25","slug":"the-artistic-walls-of-carcassonne-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/the-artistic-walls-of-carcassonne-france\/","title":{"rendered":"The Artistic Walls of Carcassonne – France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carcassonne Celebrates UNESCO Anniversary With art<\/span><\/h2>\n

Carcassonn -France-<\/a> is a medieval city<\/strong> in the south of France and has two sites classified by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage: the medieval city, double unice fortress in Europe, and the Canal du Midi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Swiss artist Ticino Felice Varin ; “eccentric concentric circles”<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Main entrance to the medieval walled city. Drawbridge”<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Carcassonne is an example (one of the few remaining) of a fortified medieval city<\/strong> with an great defensive system that surrounds the castle and its dependencies. It also has a Gothic cathedral, a Christian Cathedral Catara and many urban buildings and streets of medieval origin. They are preserved because the area was not affected by the three wars they had with the Germans. 1870, 1914 (WWI) and 1939 (WWII).<\/span><\/p>\n

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View of the two concentric walls from a defense tower” The Artistic Walls of Carcassonne<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year of 2018 was celebrated the 20th anniversary of the inscription of the city as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO: the Swiss artist Ticino Felice Varin was contracted to pine a work called “eccentric concentric circles”. They can be enjoyed until September 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

You may be interested: Religious Tourism in the Middle Ages<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Defense towers on the second wall<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Defensive Walls of Carcassonne<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The walled city of Carcassonne is composed of two concentric walls<\/strong> that completely surround the city. Before the first wall there is also a very deep defensive pit. Within the City there is another walled castle with a pit as the last line of defense. This castle is called castle condal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Entrance to the city. Night View<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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View of the defense street between the first and second walls<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Internal view of the defense street between the first and second walls<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How much does it cost to visit these walls?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first and second walls are free. To visit El Castillo Condal you have to pay. although it is worth visiting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Entrance to the city. Night View<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Inside the county castle. Third and last line of defense<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Entrance to the city. Night View<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Defensive pit Towers and battlements for archers in the county castle.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n