|  | 1 Aerial photo  from Aude: from: Carcassonne |
 
	 
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	|  |  |  |  | Carcassonne is a fortified city in South France close to the Pyrenees. Around 100BC the Romans started to fortify the hilltop. The fortress became famous during the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a stronghold of the Cathars. The medieval fortress of Carcassonne became UNESCO world heritage in 1997. 
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	| Picture taken 2.5.2007 - 
	aerial photo #0011-1354 |  |  |  
 
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