{"id":32012,"date":"2022-08-03T00:25:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/?p=32012"},"modified":"2022-08-03T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:25:22","slug":"aude-narbonne-narbo-via-bages-sigean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/aude-narbonne-narbo-via-bages-sigean\/","title":{"rendered":"The rich Roman past of Aude got unveiled in Narbonne, from the Narbo Via Museum until the Bages-Sigean Pond, with its marina and its Bistrot La Nautique"},"content":{"rendered":"
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..just in front of the majestic Archbishops Palace<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Under the Art Deco<\/strong> arcades of the Narbonne<\/strong> department store..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you feel like having a stop in the sunny French Department of Aude, settled in the Occitanian region, we advise you to have a look in the city of Narbonne. Rich from an important Roman history, discover an authentic patchwork full of different periods and listed buildings, visible on the random streets. Those alleys are mostly composed colorful facades and ancient stones, notably retracing its roots with recent opening of the Narbo Via Museum, highlighting the history of this former capital of the Roman Gaul.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, shared between ponds, vineyards and pine forests, flooded by the sun of the South and bathed by the Canal de la Robine, discover the many treasures unveiled in this city where was born the famous singer Charles Trenet. <\/strong>By AP<\/em><\/p>\n

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..mostly nested in those tiny alleys<\/strong> and streets<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the most unbelievable typical portals<\/strong> of private mansions<\/strong>..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Formerly called Narbo Martius<\/strong><\/em>, as being the first Roman<\/strong> colony founded in Gaul<\/strong>, in 118-117 BC, the charming city of Narbonne<\/strong><\/a> used to be the main port of southern Gaul<\/strong>, just after Marseille<\/strong> (photo credits: AP).<\/p>\n

Apart from its former capitol<\/strong>, the locality of Narbonne<\/strong> remained a religious<\/strong> metropolis for a long time, thanks to its monumental archdiocese<\/strong> and its important Jewish<\/strong> quarter. This crossroads of cultures<\/strong> led to its share of artistic<\/strong> and architectural<\/strong> inspirations, the city<\/strong> adorning itself with majestic monuments<\/strong> and embarking on an artistic<\/strong> dynamic, already from the Carolingian<\/strong> era.<\/p>\n

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