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|Thursday, January 29, 2026

Cité de Carcassonne, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France

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Reading Carcassonne with Old Maps

Let historic plans and regional maps sharpen your mental model before you walk.

1/28/2026

8 min read

1914 map of Carcassonne with fortress outline

Old maps turn confusion into clarity.

Occitanie context

Quick use

Trace gates → bridges → Bastide.
Mark high vs low ground.
Plan a clockwise lices loop.

Two minutes with a map saves ten later.

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