City of Carcassonne
Among the many architectural and landscape features of the region, some sites have been marked out as treasures of cultural heritage : Pont du Gard, the Canal du Midi, the fortified City of Carcassonne, the pilgrim routes to Saint Jacques de Compostelle, the Vauban fortresses. These symbols of the ingenuity of past civilisations, listed by Unesco as World Heritage Sites, are an invitation to take a pilgrimage - whether inspired by culture, religion or tourism.