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Saint-Nazaire
Auberge de l’Arbousier from the canal path
La Cité/The Fortified City (Carcassonne, France)
La Cité/The Fortified City (Carcassonne, France)
Has anyone any ideas why it is impossible to book flights from Carcassonne anywhere! from the 30th October 2010
Probably just because European budget airlines have not yet uploaded their winter timetables.
Ryanair list flights up to 29th October. Check again in, say, a month or so's time.
Some Ryanair flights are loaded well into 2011.
Maybe Ryanair are stopping their flights from Carcassonne - like they do from Lamezia.
The airport's own website has no schedules listed from 1st November onwards.
Look at the French language pages. The English language pages list only those flights operating until 31st August.
That probably means that Ryanair has yet to decide what routes and flights to operate from Carcassonne this winter.
Ryanair are cutting their winter capacity by 16%, so it may be that the decision about how often they fly to Carcassonne during the winter has not yet been finalised.
http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-cuts-uk-winter-capacity-by-16-percent
This is a much discussed question locally.
http://the-languedoc-page.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3903
http://forum.anglophone-direct.com/ftopic7671-0-0-asc-carcassonne.php
Ryanair are very keen to announce new routes, but keep quiet about most abandoned routes.
As in previous years, the final destination and times info often arrives very late.
Ryanair announced winter flights Leeds/Bradford - Carcassonne on 6-7-2010.
What we know at present :
Ryanair are cutting flights from UK this winter
Languedoc is served by too many airports (Girona, Perpignan, Carcassonne, Toulouse, Rodez, Beziers, Montpellier, Nimes, Avignon, Marseille)
Ryanair is busy changing flights amongst the existing airports and a new base in Barcelona which has a bearing on Reus/Girona/Perpignan/Carcassonne.
Carcassonne has low grade navigational equipment resulting in many winter cancellations
Ryanair have threatened legal action against Carcassonne airport because of strikes
So, I am afraid you will have to "wait & see" !
Peter
All of the houses in Carcassonne are very old (from various centuries past). Wood plays a large part in their outside construction and many of the houses retain their fine carving. There are no guides to these works but you can find them yourself by looking beyond the tourist signs and store titles. Looking for them is just another attraction of the town and takes no effort. Underneath the layer of commercialism there is a real old town that is exciting to visit.
Les possessions des Couserans s'étendent à partir du XIe siècle aux vicomtés de Nîmes et d'Albi avec l'alliance d'Ermengarde et de Raimond Bernard Trencavel. Leur fils, Bernard Aton, est ainsi à la tête d'une vaste principauté englobant les régions de Carcassonne, Béziers, Limoux, Agde, Albi et Nîmes. Son règne constitue, de 1074 à 1129, une étape majeure dans la morphologie de la cité; le château Narbonnais, que la tradition situe sur l'emplacement des tours du même nom, est délaissé au profit d'une nouvelle résidence, le palatium, que l'on implante vers 1120 contre les fortifications antiques du front occidental. Ce chantier succède de peu à la construction de la cathédrale dédiée à saint Nazaire et à saint Celse. La ville, sans doute déjà étendue extra-muros autour de l'An Mil aux faubourgs Saint-Vincent et Saint-Michel, est administrée dès 1192 par un consulat composé de notables et de bourgeois mais ne reçoit une charte de coutume qu'entre 1209 et 1229. The possessions of the Couserans spread from the XIth century to the vicomtés of Nîmes and Albi with the alliance of Ermengarde and Raimond Bernard Trencavel. Their son, Bernard Aton, is thus to the head of a vast principality including the regions of Carcassonne, Béziers, Limoux, Agdes, Albis and Nîmes. His reign constitutes, of 1074 to 1129, a major stage in the morphology of the city; the Narbonnais castle, that the tradition situates on the site of the towers of the same name, is abandoned to the profit of a new residence, the palatium, that one implants toward 1120 against the ancient fortifications of the western forehead. This yard follows of little to the construction of the cathedral dedicated to St-Nazaire and St-Celse. The city, probably already extended extra muros around the year Thousand to the outskirts St-Vincent and St-Michel, is managed since 1192 by a consulate composed of notables and bourgeoises but doesn't receive a charter of custom that between 1209 and 1229.
It costs a little money and if you get your money's worth it is not a trap. Nobody made him read the sign and go in the shop and "rent" the helmet! His companions enjoyed it too. It is next door to the Auberge de Madam Carcas (see our Restaurant Tip).
From the Place Marcou, the rue du Plo continues to a square at the tower of the same name. In the square is a large well (Le Petit Puits). All fortified cities need deep wells for water during sieges and this is the lesser one. The larger one is at the opposite end of town near the Castle. The tall tower with the stepped profile is the Tour Balthazar nearby.
Situated at the end of the street near the ramparts, this restaurant offers an upscale menu in a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. The whole place is welcoming...from the outdoor tables to the artwork within. The staff is friendly and attentive. The food is traditional with a twist and excelent.
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