The ¨PYRENNEES are within an hours drive for unrivalled mountanous scenery and of course the ski slopes.

A similar drive will take you to the warm waters of the MED, and a little further afield into DUTY FREE ANDORRA for a little retail therapy.

Summer or winter there will be something for everyone in or around Carcassonne - festivals, markets, exhibitions, cultural events, music and the arts - events culinary or historical - the list goes on.

In summertime, there are pools and lakes in the area - Lac de la Cavayere is just 5 kms from Carcassonne and River Aude runs close to the city centre - ideal for picnics and relaxing.

Go WINE TASTING in  the  many  local
vinyards,eat out in the shade of the plane trees and discover the colourful local GASTRONOMY.

Or you might prefer visiting the numerous abbeys and CATHAR CASTLES. Go walking or cycling on the endless kilometres of dirt tracks and country lanes.

Carcassonne is a "must visit" city - visited second only to Paris in France - it boasts the magnificent medieval walled city and then "Lower Carcassonne" which is a grid town.

Of course the market - the Canal du Midi - cafés and restaurants and further afield the delights of the Cathar country - of the circular villages - longer trips on the Canal du Midi and mountains

Ryanair fly into   Carcassonne   from   several locations in the UK. Other airlines fly into Toulouse which is just 1 hour from Carcassonne.