{"id":58,"date":"2019-08-29T16:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/?p=58"},"modified":"2020-08-25T23:45:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T03:45:52","slug":"day-6-sort-of-a-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/2019\/08\/29\/day-6-sort-of-a-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6 Sort of a Rest&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Loop Ride &#8211; Pic de Nore and Lastours &#8211; Distance: 76km \/ 47mi \/ Elevation: 998m \/ 3274ft<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The region around Carcassonne has been ridden regularly in the Tour de France for good reason. This most recent Stage 15 of the TdF rode up the Pic de Nore into the upper Aude rolling past Gouffre de Cabrespine, one of the biggest caves in Europe, then from the peak traversed and dropped again into Cathar country to Ch\u00e2teaux de Lastours.<\/p>\n<p>So many options are available on a rest day; most do laundry as roommate Dave did for both of us. I slept in, took a guided walking tour of the walled city, grabbed another massage, napped, had a beer(s) and rested my nagging lower back injury.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-269\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B60DE7CD-99BA-4842-9103-1812DEEA8721-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B60DE7CD-99BA-4842-9103-1812DEEA8721-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B60DE7CD-99BA-4842-9103-1812DEEA8721-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B60DE7CD-99BA-4842-9103-1812DEEA8721-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B60DE7CD-99BA-4842-9103-1812DEEA8721-830x623.jpeg 830w, 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with us.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-266\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/4A7E05C2-CF6E-4698-B182-216985EBDB21-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/4A7E05C2-CF6E-4698-B182-216985EBDB21-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/4A7E05C2-CF6E-4698-B182-216985EBDB21-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/4A7E05C2-CF6E-4698-B182-216985EBDB21-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/4A7E05C2-CF6E-4698-B182-216985EBDB21-830x623.jpeg 830w, 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src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/C18B470B-0B53-4879-A41F-A1B098A26975-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our group post ride\/afternoon stretch comes before happy hour and today we had a relaxed historical talk about \u2018the Man\u2019 himself, Hannibal, given by leader Sam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/08221884-DB7C-427B-8CD2-5CB341A0D27C-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D1118CF6-A5CD-43BA-8D58-83E9CF8F471D-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dinner was again spectacular when we dined on sea bass and a Carcassonne traditional staple, the cassoulet, which is a slow cooked crock of white beans and broth. Ours had duck confit and chorizo sausage in it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-300x263.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-768x674.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-1024x898.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-830x728.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-230x202.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-350x307.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/A49BBD82-0BAA-418A-BAB1-1806C5622459-480x421.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Gazpacho<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/BD6D459E-2E0F-49C3-A5D0-DF9CEF798A7E-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/BD6D459E-2E0F-49C3-A5D0-DF9CEF798A7E-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/7DA224F8-39F0-4502-9187-7D18A13AF357-230x173.jpeg 230w, 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https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/E5E08C59-DBDF-46B5-B122-37CE6184FC18-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/E5E08C59-DBDF-46B5-B122-37CE6184FC18-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/E5E08C59-DBDF-46B5-B122-37CE6184FC18-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/E5E08C59-DBDF-46B5-B122-37CE6184FC18-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/E5E08C59-DBDF-46B5-B122-37CE6184FC18-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>and chorizo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/D3B8488E-E6BF-4003-A180-40EE930F524F-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Field Notes &#8211; Carcassonne<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The medieval citadel at Carcassonne, known as &#8216;La Cit\u00e9&#8217;, dominates Languedoc&#8217;s tourism map. It is huge and completely over-the-top, encompassing no less than 53 towers, strung together by two enormous concentric walls, surrounded by a moat, and punctuated here and there by heavy barbicans, portcullis and draw-bridges. Within these fairy-tale fortifications sits a castle, a basilica (church), and a small town. And the whole thing struts its stuff at the top of a hill, giving it superb views of the modern city of Carcassonne to the west, the Aude river and Canal du Midi to the north, and the often-snow-capped Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es to the south.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-261\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/8217F021-757C-428A-8D46-E992C8272331-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/8217F021-757C-428A-8D46-E992C8272331-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/8217F021-757C-428A-8D46-E992C8272331-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/8217F021-757C-428A-8D46-E992C8272331-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B1BD208B-03F8-494A-A7A3-6852D43E4244-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B1BD208B-03F8-494A-A7A3-6852D43E4244-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B1BD208B-03F8-494A-A7A3-6852D43E4244-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B1BD208B-03F8-494A-A7A3-6852D43E4244-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/B1BD208B-03F8-494A-A7A3-6852D43E4244-830x623.jpeg 830w, 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https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/9C3A76AB-0382-462E-9725-B5701AE829C0-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Such Medieval extravagance has made the citadel at Carcassonne France&#8217;s second-most popular tourist attraction, and visitors from all over the world are bussed in in their thousands &#8211; to stroll around what has become the world&#8217;s largest medieval theme-park, and one of France&#8217;s UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/AD599613-D7AA-464C-95A1-BA24524F1A40-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/AD599613-D7AA-464C-95A1-BA24524F1A40-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/AD599613-D7AA-464C-95A1-BA24524F1A40-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/AD599613-D7AA-464C-95A1-BA24524F1A40-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arguments rage about whether it has been over-restored, or even badly-restored. And the centre is a bit of a Disneyesque mess of overpriced shops selling cheesy trinkets and dodgy-looking nougat.<\/p>\n<p>However, the trick is to visit Carcassonne in the right way. Firstly, You&#8217;ll never get another chance to see Medieval (and Roman) military architecture on this scale, and the view of the castle from a distance, as well as of the modern city and mountains from the citadel itself, is unforgettable.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The City<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carcassonne has been influenced by over 2,000 years of conquests, crusades, and the prosperous period of Catharism\u2019s religion. Before its restoration, the Cit\u00e9 was an abandoned place in an outlying area in a town made wealthy by the wine trade and the clothes manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Carcassonne offers a unique historical and architectural asset. In the absence of any heavy industry, tourism is undoubtedly the city\u2019s strength both because of its geographic position and its exceptional heritage. The medieval walled town, the \u201cCit\u00e9,\u201d lies on the right bank of river Aude, and is still home to a population of around 120, with a large number of shops and craftsmen. On the left bank, the modern city Bastide Saint Louis has kept its historical roots. I was amazed by its outstanding variety of architectural styles, including buildings dating from the 14th to the 18th century, such as the Saint Michel Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Rest day ends tonight as we kit up and put wheels down tomorrow riding into the High Languedoc for our next leg of the odyssey to find Hannibal!<\/p>\n<p>Bon Soir&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-280\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-300x146.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-768x373.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-1024x497.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-830x403.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-230x112.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-350x170.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/3B19E6B7-BAFB-4224-B68D-E271D16F0CC9-480x233.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/69028C59-C054-458F-AD93-D9F5368E1991-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-830x623.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-230x173.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/hunting-hannibal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/653F1538-51A2-4F86-9563-504B73F27058-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loop Ride &#8211; Pic de Nore and Lastours &#8211; Distance: 76km \/ 47mi \/ Elevation: 998m \/ 3274ft The region around Carcassonne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france","category-hannibal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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