Carcassonne, France
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With a population of about 50,000 and perched on a rocky hilltop and bristling with zigzag battlements, stout walls and spiky turrets, the fortified city of Carcassonne looks like something out of a children’s storybook when it’s seen from afar. A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1997, it’s most people’s idea of the perfect medieval castle.
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La Cité, as the old walled town is now known, attracts over four million visitors every year, peaking in high summer. Time your visit for late in the day (or better still for spring and autumn) to truly appreciate the old town’s medieval charm.
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Ref: lonelyplanet.com
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