{"id":268,"date":"2008-03-05T22:14:43","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/carcassone-france\/carcassonne-a-double-walled-medieval-town"},"modified":"2008-03-05T22:14:43","modified_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:14:43","slug":"carcassonne-a-double-walled-medieval-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/france\/carcassonne-a-double-walled-medieval-town","title":{"rendered":"Carcassonne &#8211; A Double-walled Medieval Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = 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at 3* prices, sending me into paroxysmic panic!\u00a0 So, I&#8217;m scouring the net for deals everynight, and neglecting my blogs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/France\/Carcassonne\/France_Helen_1114.jpg.html\" title=\"Carcassonne, double-walled fortress\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/31628-2\/France_Helen_1114.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Carcassonne, France\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Carcassonne, France\" \/><\/a>Now that I&#8217;ve found some reasonable accommodation at 3* price, I hope, it&#8217;s back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/France\/Carcassonne\/France_Helen_1114.jpg.html\" title=\"Carcassonne, France\">Carcassonne<\/a>.\u00a0 An unusual feature of this medieval walled town is that it has two rings of walls.\u00a0 The first or external wall was built during the reign of Louis IX when the town was part of the royal estates, forming the seat of Senelschalsy.\u00a0 During this same period, earthworks were carried out in the space between the two sets of walls (jousting grounds) and the Gallo-Roman or inner wall was strengthened.\u00a0 Carcassonne was first as a Gaul settlement, then became a Roman town fitted with ramparts as early as the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D.\u00a0 This picture of the town layout shows the double wall.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/31664-2\/France_Carcassonne_0026.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Carcassonne model, France\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Carcassonne model, France\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much of the Gallo-Roman wall is still clearly visible today.\u00a0 It consists of small, regular bonding with brick stringing.\u00a0 The remainder of the inner wall dates from the reign of Philip the Fair.\u00a0 There is free access to walk between the two ramparts, however visit to the inner wall is only available with guided tours.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, I got somewhat side-tracked in the last week by yet another impending wedding, this one of my cousin from Singapore.\u00a0 Family and relatives are flying in and hence the hunt for accommodation, making dinner plans and thinking of things for the folks to do.\u00a0 My brother coolly requested for 4* or better hotel but 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