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La ville basse

La ville basse

The trick to appreciating the ‘La Ville Basse’ as Carcassonne is sometimes called is to see it as a jumping-off point to more interesting sights just outside the city walls. The castle just over the river, La Cité, is the most obvious example. The Canal du Midi is another - Carcassonne is a great launch pad for a day’s pootle along the canal. All around the city you’ll find endless vineyards offering great tasting opportunities. To the north is the pretty village of Caunes-Minervois, and beyond that the Cathar castles of ‘Las Tours’. Further afield from Carcassonne is the rugged Corbières region to the south, peppered with pretty villages and some of France’s most atmospheric Medieval castles and abbeys.

Website: La ville basse

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne

The Flemish and Dutch masters are represented here in a refined way, in harmony with a porcelain collection. Regional art is represented by the Toulouse painterRivalz , the Perpignan painterRigaud and the Carcassonne painterJacques Gamelin (1738-1803) painter of battle scenes. From the 19 C, Courbet and painters from the Academie

Website: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne

Maison des mémoires - Centre Joë Bousquet

Maison des mémoires - Centre Joë Bousquet

Paralysed following an injury suffered in 1918Joe Bousquet (1897 - 1950) lived as a recluse in this house where he wrote his strange and challenging works, and corresponded with his writer friends (Aragon, Gide, Michaux, Valéry, Éluard, Ernst...). It was here that he founded along with other local intellectualsLes Cahiers du Sud , a review of Languedoc literature.

Website: Maison des mémoires - Centre Joë Bousquet

Château Comtal

Château Comtal

The Château Comtal (Count’s Castle) is a medieval castle within the Cité of Carcassonne, the largest city in Europe with its city walls still intact. The Medieval Cité lies within the modern city of Carcassonne in the Aude department, of which Carcassonne is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.

Website: Cité de Carcassonne : Château Comtal

La cité de Carcassonne - Les lices hautes

La cité de Carcassonne - Les lices hautes

In Cathar country, at the heart of the fortified city, discover the château of the Counts of Carcassonne and the ramparts, a UNESCO World Heritage site..

Website: La cité de Carcassonne - Les lices hautes

 
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