The Medieval fortress city of Carcassonne, France offers an extraordinary opportunity to experience what it was like to live in the Middle Ages. The Roman's built a fortress here in 100 BC. The Emperor Charlemagne laid siege to the town as did England's Black Prince during the Hundred Years War. In 1849, the government was prepared to demolish the huge fortress but city leaders and those interested in historic preservation saved it. In 1997, the United Nations declared it a World Heritage Site.
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