Some places feel straight out of a medieval legend—stone walls stretching into the distance, towers rising above the rooftops, and narrow lanes winding through centuries of history... Carcassonne, the ...

The historic centre with its castle, remnant walls and civil and religious buildings demonstrate the development of Elvas as three successive walled towns from the 10th to the 14th century and its ...

They were grand fortifications designed to protect and ... they've been working with roughly hewn sandstone to build the castle walls. But for the more intricate features, like arches, windows ...