In a soft climate, in the middle of the vines and of
the garrigue, Carcassonne only strengthened city of Europe
to being still inhabited.
Place strong marked by 2500 years of history, this old
fortress catarrah is cut in two by the channel 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 thousand and one circuits - discovery different:
gastronomically circuits, wine, bucolic, historical… which
will make you appreciate the city under all its aspects.
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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.
| From
Carcassonne : |
One
week
- Carcassonne
- Castelnaudary - Carcassonne : 80 kms -
46 locks - 25 hours
- One
way Carcassonne - Agde : 125 kms - 36 locks
- 25 hours
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Two
weeks
- Carcassonne
- Montgiscard - Carcassonne : 160 kms - 88
locks - 42 hours
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France
Passion Plaisance - Carcassonne Base Information
