A rich historical & cultural heritage, marked by the imprint of Catharism and a generous and unspoiled nature, between sea and mountains, between vine and forest, between lake and gorges… here is what awaits you in Carcassonne and the surrounding area.

La Cité Médiévale : One of the French places where the historical imprint is the most marked and the most visible. La Cité, a medieval village still inhabited, has 52 towers and 2 concentric enclosures totaling 3km of ramparts. Access is free day and night, via Porte Narbonnaise and Porte d'Aude. A large part of the Medieval City can be visited freely. There is a charge for a visit to Château Comtal.

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La Bastide Saint Louis : Downtown of the lower town, the Bastide was built under the reign of Saint Louis in 1260, according to a plan organized around the central square, now Place Carnot. Nowadays, the Bastide Saint-Louis, delimited by boulevards laid out in the 18th and 19th centuries on the old ditches, has preserved the layout of the streets in a checkerboard pattern and the whole presents a remarkable architectural richness, both in terms of the mansions and religious buildings.

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The Canal du Midi : Work of Pierre-Paul Riquet carried out in the 17th century to link the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the Canal du Midi formerly used for the transport of goods and people, is now frequented by many boaters and tourists and crosses the heart of the city of Carcassonne. Since 1996, the Canal du Midi has been classified in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Locks, bridges, aqueducts, canal bridges that span the 240 km of waterway, testify both to technical prowess and to a work of art.

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Wines, Vineyards and wine tourism : Carcassonne is also a wine tourism destination and the meeting place for wine lovers. The vines surround the Medieval Citadel like a real showcase.

Fruit of a thousand-year-old know-how, the wines are the result of hard work, passion and limitless demands carried by the men and women who are actors in their own history.

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