I thought I can only see this place in my dream, in a travel book guide or photos and articles posted in internet. I did finally visited one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France named Carcassonne. This happened after I booked a trip to three countries including Spain, Andorra and France. It was an 8-day trip and we experienced many places and cities to these three countries.

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The Castle Carcassonne, France.  This was taken during  our trip last July 2013.

“The Cité,  historic fortress (built upon ruins predating Christianity) that was featured in the movie Robin Hood – Prince of Thieves. It is also told that the Cité inspired Walt Disney for the Castle of his Sleeping Beauty.”

From our 3-star hotel in Lyon, our bus driver drove around 450 kilometers to reach Carcassonne. Considering the breaks and stop-overs we did along the roads and the traffic in going out from Lyon, it took us almost  6 hours to reach this city. I am thankful because we are all safe in going to our next  destination which is Andorra.

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Historical buildings  in Cite de Carcassonne. I was there!

I wondered the beauty and grandeur of  Carcassonne.  Imagine  until now, it still exist and  and known worldwide as the biggest fortified medieval settlement that still exist up to now. I am actually talking about the Cité de Carcassonne. This medieval fortress settlement has a history that exceeds two and a half thousand years. Isn’t it amazing!

After that two-hour sightseeing in  Carcassonne, our bus headed to Andorra.  We don’t really have  too much time in this city but still, I felt happy as I had the  chance to walk and to explore this walled-city.

I hope to share more travel experiences soon! Have a great month of September to all!