Lices are the spaces between two surrounding walls, which were along the gradient.They were flattened in the XII-th century in the time where the second high wall has been built.


We advise you to begin your visit of the town of Carcassonne with "high" and "low" lices, this for two reasons :


You will appreciate the excessiveness of the high walls of fortifications, you will also compare the various types of military architectures.

The access is only made from the inside stairs of the tower Saint-Nazaire or by the Porte d'Aude

A night stroll will allow you to live again in your mind the past of these places and this, because of the background lights of donjons and its high walls.

And surely you will be astonished about the origin of the name of this town ?...

Information and visit with the Office of Tourism of Carcassonne.

Text : Tourinfos - Photo : guide for tourists "CORBIERES"