Carcassonne — A Medieval Fortress in the heart of Southern France
Experiences from our road trip to Portugal (part 5)
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7 min readAug 25, 2023
Welcome to the tale of our beautiful road trip to Portugal. Check our family trip from the beginning:
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The Medieval City of Carcassonne
From Saint-Avre through Provence, we crossed plenty of hilly areas and arrived at around 6 p.m. in Carcassonne.
Our host was a French lady who was renting out the first floor of a beautiful villa. Her name was Pâquerette, which means daisy in English. She was eager to tell stories and curious about our family.
We felt majestic and pampered with so many rooms for ourselves. The kids chose their bedroom, and we unpacked and had a quick snack. Shortly we left on foot to visit the fortress…
