Photos: Daniel Lepoittevin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Lynx1211, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Daniel Lepoittevin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Lynx1211, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Lices, the ground between two walls
Your local guide
Manon Fabrègues
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Highlights
- A tournament ground and a killing ground
- A lost watchtower traced from old drawings
- Two walls framing one narrow strip
- Festivity and defence, the same space
- The Cité's history walked in one line
About this tour
This session walks Les Lices, the open ground between the Cité's two rings of walls, once used for tournaments and, during a siege, as a killing ground for trapped attackers. You see the dual purpose this narrow strip served across the fortress's history and where a lost watchtower once stood. It is a session built around one deceptively simple space with a complicated history.
We move along the strip at an easy pace, pausing at the watchtower gap and wherever the two walls frame an interesting view. Questions come in throughout, and I am happy to point the camera at anything someone wants a longer look at. A short note on the space's history follows the call.
This suits anyone who wants to understand how the fortress actually worked rather than just admire it from outside. It also works well paired with a walk along the outer ramparts.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Carcassonne before heading out.
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The tournament ground 21 min
The camera follows the open strip between the inner and outer walls, once used for jousts and tournaments when the fortress was at peace. I explain how the same space that hosted festivities doubled as a killing ground during a siege.
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A watchtower gap 21 min
Partway along, you look up through a gap where a watchtower once stood, since demolished but still visible in the wall's outline. I point out how this exact stretch has been identified from old drawings of the Cité.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Carcassonne: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Blanquette de Limoux and Bastide Saint-Louis, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Carcassonne, showing you The tournament ground and A watchtower gap live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I carry my phone along the lices while we talk.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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