What a turbulent history this city. It must be said that it is located at a highly strategic location, defensive but not invincible fortress. Occupied by the Romans, the Visigoths, the Saracens, the English, the Albigenses and now the two million annual tourists. But the city dwellers, as they are called, have seen others. Besieged in 1213 by the muscular troops of Simon de Montfort, Carcassonne fell into the hands of the King of France. Then she becomes completely has been politically in 1650 the fact that the border between France and Spain is pushed further south. The fortress of Carcassonne is then doomed to destruction.
But that was without counting on the “Starsky and Hutch” of French heritage, the saviors of historical monuments. In the nineteenth century, Prosper Mérimée and Viollet-Le-Duc save the city of Carcassonne from ruin. Despite some fanciful liberties, France owes its two men an eternal debt.
Carcassonne also owes a proud candle to the poet and singer Charles Trénet, who in many songs praises the beauty of the city. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sitethis big monument, 1km 600 of outdoor enclosures makes young and old dream, and icing on the dungeon, the city is ablaze this evening, like every July 14 and offers thousands of tourists one of the most beautiful fireworks of France.