Carcassonne PenthouseA loft apartment in the shadow of the Cité

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Carcassonne & the Cité

The walled city, the newer town across the river, and how to see both without queueing.

Visiting the Cité without the crowdsCarcassonne & the CitéVisiting the Cité without the crowdsThe Cité is the largest fortified town in Europe and it receives the visitor numbers you would expect. Timing is alm…The one ticket worth buyingCarcassonne & the CitéThe one ticket worth buyingYou can wander the Cité for nothing. The castle and the walkway along the inner walls are ticketed, and they are the…The half of Carcassonne most visitors skipCarcassonne & the CitéThe half of Carcassonne most visitors skipThe Bastide Saint-Louis is a grid laid out in the thirteenth century, and it is where the shops, the market and most…Eat in the Bastide, not by the gateCarcassonne & the CitéEat in the Bastide, not by the gateThe food here is southwestern rather than Mediterranean: duck, beans, garlic and slow cooking, closer to Toulouse th…