France
The Cité de Carcassonne (Occitan: Ciutat de Carcassona [siwˈtat de kaɾkaˈsunɔ]) is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude, in the south-eastern part of the city proper.
The citadel was restored at the end of the 19th century by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. In 1997, it was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites because of its exceptional testimony to the architecture and planning of a medieval fortress town.
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Cité de Carcassonne ranks #108 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 793 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 35,021 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Perpignan, 71 km away. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Cathar Country. It is stop 2 of 18 on the Cathar castle route, Carcassonne to Foix. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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