I got to visit the old city of Carcassone on September 22, 2008. I found it impressive. The tour guide for my trip told me it was the largest fortress in Europe. It is definitely very big and gives a great idea of what a Medieval town would've been like. It was fun to wander its streets, check out its... more

We (5 of us, - wife, baby, sister in law, her daughter and a Granny) visited Carcassonne recently and although the Carcasone City looks big we only found one shopping street. We were booked into the Hotel Du Soleil Le Terminus for two nights. The first day we shopped and the next day we visited the Medieval City. Bear in... more

We spent a day in Carcassonne on our way to a three day bike trip in the south in the beginning of August. It was, as everyone has said, kitchy and Disneylike, but the first sight of the walls is magnificent, and seeing them at night is gorgeous. It was worth one day, especially since we have kids. We even... more

we found the medievil city great from the outside but disappointing inside full of shops with similar merchandise that you can find in any tourist haunt,my advice would be to look but,don't enter.better to stroll around the town of carcassonne which was a pleasant experience.we also went to the coast,Coullier being particularly nice.The whole area seems to be laid back... more

Our trip to La Cite in carcassonne started on our search for a wedding venue, so we were already in a loved up mood, but the Cite itself was so breathtakingly beautiful, you cannot help feel in love on its steep walk and within its walls, full of little shops, and very reasonably priced restuarants and bars with their lightly... more

we were staying in a villa outside carcasonne, so travelling in to visit shops, cafes restauarants etc. we had noticed the walled medieval city on the horizon in the distance and hadnt really taken much notice.we eventually decided to take a wander up and have a closer look, we thought it was going to be ruins but we were mistaken.on... more

Para los que no haya ido a Carcassone, y os gusten los castillos, id a Carcassone " la Cité"! Es... more