Set in a mild climate, among vineyards, Carcassonne is the only fortified city in Europe which is still inhabited. Steeped in 2500 years if history, this old catharistic fortress is cut in two by the canal of the south and the Aude River.
Located in the middle of the triangle Barcelona - Montpellier - Toulouse, connecting the oceanic world to the Mediterranean world, Carcassonne offers you a thousand and one circuits to discover different aspects of the city and surrounds. From gastronomic circuits to wine or historial circuits, there is something for everyone to enjoy here!
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To
see : the
medieval city, the Country house St Pierre, the
museum Reports of the middle Ages, the city of
the birds (flights of the largest raptors of the
world).
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To
taste : cassoulet
with partridge red, crystallized poultry
gizzards, chocolates of the city, the knuckle
of ham, the conserve of goose and duck.
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To
know : the
city of Carcassonne is doubly classified with
the world heritage of UNESCO since 1997.
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Very
Favourite : the
Im@ginarium (with its virtual theatre making
revive the epic catarrah).
Navigation on
the channel of the south :
Built at the
XVIIe century by Pierre-Paul Riquet with his famous
round locks, classified «wonder of the
world" by the UNESCO in 1996. True hydrolic museum,
on the channel of the South combine variety of the sites
and cultural richness. 240 kilometres length of Toulouse
to the pond of Thau, it counts 64 locks, 55 aqueducts,
7 bridges - channels and 126 bridges.
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Carcassonne : |
Mini week
- Carcassonne, Homps, Carcassonne : 80 km, 26 locks, 18 hours
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One
week
- Carcassonne, Capestang, Carcassonne : 166 km, 36 locks, 30 hours
- Carcassonne, Narbonne, Carcassonne : 147 km, 58 locks, 33 hours
- One week one-way- Carcassonne, Agde : 126 km, 36 locks, 25 hours
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Two
weeks
- Carcassonne, Montgiscard, Carcassonne : 160 km, 92 locks, 70 hours
- Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Port Lauragais, Carcassonne : 116 km, 70 locks, 58 hours
- Carcassonne, Agde, Carcassonne : 252 km, 72 locks, 50 hours
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Three weeks
- Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne : 400 km, 76 locks, 70 hours
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France
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