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Its citadel, known as the Cité de Carcassonne, is a medieval fortress dating back to the Gallo-Roman period and restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc between 1853 and 1879. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 because of the exceptional preservation and restoration of the medieval citadel. [6]
The town was apparently the inspiration for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and it is not surprising to see why. It has the medieval half-timbered look we all can recognize, but goes a step further. Rather than a bland white and dark timber look of the Tudors-style, the houses in the Old Town are several shades of pastel.
The town also has an 11th-century church and a medieval town centre, with half-timbered houses and remains of city walls. During the Second World War , Châteaubriant had a concentration camp , and it is known in France for the 27 hostages who were shot there in 1941.
Comuna de Francia • País Francia • Región: Isla de Francia • Departamento: Sena y Marne • Distrito: Provins (subprefectura) [1] • Cantón: Provins (bureau centralisateur) [1] • Mancomunidad: Communauté de communes du Provinois [2] Alcalde: Olivier Lavenka (2017-2020) Superficie • Total: 14,72 km²: Altitud • Media: 91 m s. n. m.
The medieval village of Èze was built over 400 m above sea level, and thanks to this fact, you can enjoy a fairytale view of the French Riviera.
The town's people were converted to Christianity in the late 4th century by Saint Innocent, who was killed in 410 during a barbarian attack on the town. In 499, after the conversion of Clovis I to Catholicism , a diocese ( évêché in French) was created in Arras, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras , and given to Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast in English ), who remains the diocesan ...
Sign showing the path near Ivrea, Italy. In the Middle Ages, Via Francigena was the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north.The route was first documented as the "Lombard Way", and was first called the Iter Francorum (the "Frankish Route") in the Itinerarium sancti Willibaldi of 725, a record of the travels of Willibald, bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria.
