<An impregnable medieval fortress – Cité de Carcassonne>

Carcassonne Castle is a model of European medieval castles. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is internationally renowned. It not only competes with Mont Saint-Michel (Mont Saint-Michel), another famous French attraction, for the most visitors in France. The title has also become the creative prototype of many creators, including the famous German board game "Carcassonne" and the popular Japanese anime "Attack on Titan". The city of Carcassonne is located on a hill far away from the city, but its unique and towering city walls can be seen from a distance. It is indeed a daunting feeling, and when you cross the two-story towering city wall , what comes into view is an ordinary and quaint town. It turns out to be so ordinary and imperceptible inside the high wall. Only the people guarding the city wall and outside the wall will realize this unattainable existence. 📜Legendary story: It is said that the name of Carcassonne comes from a Saracen lord named Carcas (Lady Carcas). At that time, the city of Carcassonne was surrounded by the army of Emperor Charlemagne, and the city lord also Having died on the battlefield, Madame Carcassonn led the army in the city to create fake soldiers to defend the city of Carcassonne for five years. However, as time passed and the city ran out of ammunition and food, Mrs. Kalka ordered someone to feed a pig with wheat until it was plump and plump, and pushed it down from the city. Charlemagne's army saw that even the pigs that Muslims did not eat were living so well. They said that there was still enough food in the city, so they would waste food feeding pigs that they did not eat. So they decided to withdraw their troops and give up the siege of Carcassonne. When Charlemagne's army withdrew, Lady Calca happily rang the bells throughout the city. Charlemagne's army lamented that Calca was ringing the bells ("Carcas sonne" in French), so it became the name of the place. 🌟Tips: Today, the city of Carcassonne has a total of two entrances and exits. One is relatively complete and has a stone statue of Madame Carcassonne. You can clearly see the structure of the double-story high wall of the castle. It is also the entrance for most tourists to enter and exit the city, but I personally recommend the entrance and exit hidden behind the castle. Although the road is more dilapidated and rugged, I personally feel that being able to see the most beautiful side of the castle will definitely satisfy the medieval knight soul hidden in everyone's heart. 🚗Transportation: 1. Carcassonne has a small airport, but there are not many flights. There are buses from the airport to Carcassonne city. The bus flights are arranged according to the arrival time of the plane. As long as there is an airplane, there will be buses. 2. You can take the train to Carcassonne city It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Carcassonne city to Carcassonne Castle, but you can see the heroic appearance of Carcassonne Castle along the way, and you will arrive before you know it! #France #Carcassonne #WorldHeritage #100WaysofTravel #Francetrip