[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Town of Carcassone [{Image src='470fr.jpg' width='800' alt='Town of Carcassone' class='image_left' height='533'}] [{SET customtitle='Town of Carcassone'}] \\ Some of the massive walls at the fortified town of Carcassone [{GoogleMap location='Carcassonne, Frankreich' zoom='15'}]. Restored in 1853, the fortress became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.