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Pro
Beautiful views up to city walls at night. Can walk everywhere (in, on and around walls and city).
Con
Sometimes too many people in summer...
In a nutshell
Magnificent medieval city still inhabited to this day!
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: If you go out of Narbonne Gate and turn right before the drawbridge you will find youself in the Upper Lists - the space between the Inner and Outer Walls.A walk through the Lists is an indispensable part of a visit to the Inner Wall. Indeed it is only when you walk about at...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The first-time visitor to the Citadel is often surprised to discover that iside it is a living town. You expect to find a castle and fortfications. However having passed the Narbonne Gate you will find yourself in an intricate network of streets full of souvenir shops....
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The castle itself possesses its own drawbridge and ditch leading to a central keep. The walls consist of towers built over quite a long period. One section is Roman and is notably different from the medieval walls with the tell-tale red brick layers and the shallow pitch...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Grande Caponniere or covered passage was a battlemented stairway of which a part still survives. This fortified passage went as far as great tower of the Barbican built by St. Louis on the site of an even older fortification. The Barbican was demolished in 1816 and...
Lady Carkass statue and legend
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The folk etymology of the name – involving a châtelaine named Carcas, a ruse ending a siege and the joyous ringing of bells ("Carcas sona").The statue of Lady Carcas - legendary heroine - stands in front of the drawbridge.Here it is a legend about Lady Carkass. She was the...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Narbonne Gate is the principal point of entry to the Citadel and is also called because it faces east towards the town of Narbonne. It consists of twin towers flanking the gateway and joined by a building constructed above the latter. The gates having been the most...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. The fortress, which was thoroughly restored in 1853 by the theorist and...
Best Western le Donjon les Remparts
7 Reviews and 332 Opinions In our opinion, the only way to do Carcassonne is to stay in the Cite and this is the best place to...
Mercure Carcassonne Porte de la Cite
1 Review and 303 Opinions This was a reasonably priced and well-located hotel. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Make sure to...
Hotel de L’Evéché: Historic building on a river - lovely
Beausoleil Says: The Hotel de L’Evéché, is a Logis de France in a historic building on the Aude River and right beside the Abbey. In nice weather sitting on the lawn by the river is glorious.We were staying in a gite in Cavanac near Carcassonne and decided to drive to Alet-les-Bains to visit...
La Bonne Demeure: Good food; great people-watching
Beausoleil Says: We were driving to our gite near Carcassonne and decided to stop at a favorite restaurant in St. Hilaire for lunch. AAAAAAAAAGH, it was closed on Saturday. We retrieved the car and kept driving. When we got to Carcassonne, our daughter, who had never seen the ancient Cité...
There is NO NIGHTLIFE: This seemed to be it
Roadquill Says: OMG - did the streets in Carcassonne roll up after 9 PM or what. The Cite, the Lower Town, it did not seem to matter. There were some lights on and people milling at a hotel/hostal by the Old Stone Bridge on the East side of the Aude River. but other than that, the place was...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Although this city is one of France's top tourist destinations, drawing an average of three million visitors yearly, it mostly attracts Europeans, so it can feel especially exotic. Some describe it as a tourist-trap, and there are a bit too many shops hawking tacky...
L'Arbaletrier: Hand cream and soap shop.
Jerelis Says: After we arrived in the early morning, it was off to explore the biggest fortified city in Europe, Carcassonne. Although dating from the time of Charlemagne, it has been extensively restored and looks imposing and magnificent. You can walk along the ramparts, visit the...
Roadquill Says: You can approach the Castle from any side, the primary entrance being on the well-lighted East side. However, if you approach the castle from the West side in the evening the lighting is not very good and the steps and walkways are degraded. Thus it is easy to slip, mis-step...
Roadquill Says: In the game of "cat and mouse" (and I don't think the mice population define this as a game), this stealthy feline found a playmate at the base of the castle walls. Yes, that is a live Mickey in his mouth.
Roadquill Says: If you are going into the country to visit the Cathar sites, especially LasTours where the climb is significant and the trail rocky with loose material, I strongly suggest a sturdy set of hiking boots.
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: There are seven stained-glass windows in the choir. Only one of them remained of an 18-th century window. You will see beautiful north rose and south rose windows. The seige stone is the term which has become to be used to designate this strange bas-relief which in fact...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Wax Museum - is a variant of M-m Tusso or M-m Grevin Museums in Paris or in London. If you are tired of crowds at the streets or if it's raining I advise you to visit this museum...When I reconstructed this page I tried to find some more information about this museum,...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: I have chosen the Inquisition Museum (Musée de l'Inquisition) out of a big set of museums in Carcassonne.The medieval castle of Carcassonne housed the famous bastille of the inquisition in southern France. Being the center of persecution of the Albigenses and Waldenses, the...
Carcassonne have never been stormed...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: When you bypass these unapproachable walls, the imagination draws bloody slaughters and unsuccessful attempts of aggressors to overcome defense. However anybody never tried to storm these strengthenings. There was only one attempt when English prince - the son of Edward III...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Within several centuries the city belonged to Trenkawell dynasty. During this period there were serf strengthenings and Roman basil of Sacred Nasar was built on.As the city was on crossroads of trading ways with the Near East, the doctrine distinct from Christian extended...
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About 15-20 minutes South of Carcassonne is Saint Hilaire, a small town surrounded by pretty vineyards. After visiting the Abbey, the town coop tasting room is...
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Q: I will be spending one day in carcassonne in early august and was wondering if anyone had a tips for things to do for 2adults and...
A: We've been to Carcassonne many times because everyone we know wants to see it. Last year we decided to visit the rest of the town (outside the walled Cité). We've seen it...
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Carcassonne.........town of two parts.
I had wanted to visit Carcassonne for many years, so the advent of cheap flights from my local airport made it an essential trip. I'm glad I went at Easter though. There weren't too many people, the...
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Ever since I heard and read about CARCASSONNE I dreamed about going there one day. I imagined it as a magical place, rich in medieval history. I mentioned my desire to go there, with Hans' brother Wim...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Carcassonne. I'd love to share with you the 18 tips I've written, the 54 photos uploaded, and 4 travelogues I've created.
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When I started to plan my trip to Europe I was tossing up whether to spend the time and money to go all the way from Paris to Carcassonne and back up to Paris. A friend from the medieval group I'm in...
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The bloody crusades that were waged against the Cathars during the 12th century swept through the ancient civilisation of the Langue d'Oc: a civilisation of troubadours, courtly love, tolerance and......
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