The city of Carcassonne is dominated by the feudal castle of the Trencavel family. It was built on the Roman wall in the early 12th century. The watchtower was raised and the defences were strengthened with crenelations before the crusades against the Cathars took place. In 1266, Carcassonne was annexed to the domain of the [...]
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The Count’s Castle
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2012
