Château Comtal
Medieval hilltop castle grown from a twelfth-century palace, ringed by moat, towers and ramparts.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Château Comtal in Carcassonne goes back before the towers, to the late ten-sixties, when the count and countess of Barcelona sat down with gold to buy the rights to this hilltop. It follows the heirs who sold, the tribute money that paid for it, and a local family called the Trencavels. Best heard at the castle entrance, facing the walls before you cross into the courtyard.
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