During your walk in the historic heart, you will discover traces of the medieval city such as the walkway (the lists), the old walls made of red fairground bricks, the half-timbered houses (Roucariès house). To visit the Notre Dame church.
An ancient Gallo-Roman city, Caraman took its current form from the 16th century. The village was fortified in concentric circles around its castle with gates, ditches and lists. Salt and woad contributed to Caraman's fortune. In the year 1670, the lords of Caraman taxed salt traffic transported between Béziers and Toulouse. In the XNUMXth century, it became a center of pastel production. The county of Caraman was sold in XNUMX to Pierre Paul Riquet, creator of the Canal du Midi.
