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    It was subsequently the capital of the Visigothic province of Septimania, the only territory from Gaul to fend off the Frankish thrust after the Battle of Vouille (507). In 531, Frankish king, Childebert I, invaded Septimania and defeated Visigothic king, Amalaric near Narbonne and occupied the city.

  2. Visit Narbonne (Occitanie, France) Photo Gallery Book hotels, flights, car hire. Narbonne is an important town in the department of Aude in Languedoc-Roussillon that was once the capital of the first Roman colony in Gaul and later a capital of the Visigoth kingdom. Until the middle ages Narbonne was a prosperous city and port but plague, war ...

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    • Fontfroide Abbey. Founded in 1093, on land granted to Benedictine monks by the Viscount of Narbonne, the history of this abbey really begins in 1145 when it became attached to the Cistercian order.
    • Archbishop’s Palace. Right in front of this monument in the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville there are steps leading down to an exposed fragment of the Via Domitia Roman road, which ran through Narbonne and connected Cadiz in Spain with Rome, spanning the south of modern day France.
    • Archaeology Museum. The first of the two museums in the Archbishop’s Palace reveals the medieval, ancient and prehistoric past of the city via 12 engrossing rooms.
    • Musee d’Art et Histoire. In the archbishops’ 17th-century apartments is the palace’s other museum: The Museum of Art and History, which invites you to marvel at the richness of these interiors while also browsing a large assembly of art and ceramics from the 1600s to the 1900s.
  3. Narbonne, France. Nestled inland and away from its flashier French Riviera neighbors, Narbonne embraces a slower pace of life. The sleepy Canal de la Robine slices through this former river port, where salt marshes and lagoons filled with fishing boats draw plenty of artists but few tourists. Read more.

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  4. The 2,500 year-old City of Art and History of Narbonne has a rich heritage; it was the capital of the Narbonne region of Gaul, the place where the Visigoth kings resided and the site of the Archbishops' palace. In the heart of the historic centre, two buildings, listed as Historic Monuments, merit a visit: the cathedral of ...

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  5. Things to Do in Narbonne, France: See Tripadvisor's 67,401 traveler reviews and photos of Narbonne tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in July. We have reviews of the best places to see in Narbonne. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.

  6. Narbonne, town, Aude département, Occitanie région, southern France. It lies on a vine-growing plain 8 miles (13 km) from the Mediterranean, east of Carcassonne. Narbonne, France. Narbonne was the site of Narbo Martius (Narbo), the first colony founded by the Romans in Gaul (118 bce ), from which the town derived its name.