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Carcassonne, Hotel Carcassonne, Holiday Carcassonne, Canal du Midi - Holiday South France, Languedoc Roussillon
Things to see in Carcassonne :In the : the Narbonne Gate, which defended the entrance to the fortified town ; the Trésau tower ; the " lists " - large open spaces where tournaments and jousts were once held ; the 12th century Count's Castle ; the Aude Gate ; the 11th and 14th century basilica of Saint Nazaire and Saint Celse ; the La Vade Tower ; the old town where local craftsmen still practice traditional crafts..Florac, Cévennes, Mont Lozère, Towns South France - Holiday South France, Languedoc Roussillon
The well-marked route through the old town will enable you to discover the history of a little citadel with a tumultuous past. The Pêcher Spring, which comes to the surface in the heart of the town, forms cascades and ponds (a perfect home for trout)....City South France, City Break France : Béziers, Carcassonne, Montpellier, Narbonne, Nîmes, Perpignan - Languedoc Roussillon
You would certainly be hard pushed to find any similarity between the cities of, the préfecture of the Lozère stretching out along the banks of the river Lot, , famous for its old town, , overlooked by its impressive Archbishop's palace and, which was given the grandiose title of " centre of the world " by Salvador Dali !...Walled City, Carcassonne, Medieval France, World Heritage Site - Holiday South France, Languedoc Roussillon
The Gate, which defended the entrance to the walled city ; the Trésau tower ; the " lists " - large open spaces where tournaments and jousts were once held ; the 12th century Count's Castle ; the Aude Gate ; the 11th and 14th century basilica of Saint Nazaire and Saint Celse ; the La Vade Tower ; the old town where local craftsmen still practice traditional crafts....Holiday Inn Metropole * * * * / Contemporary hotels
Just a minute away from the Holiday-Inn Métropole, the neighbourhoods of the old town, the pleasant Peyrou esplanade, the prestigious Jardin des Plantes, the Place Sainte-Anne, the foyer of the Opéra...Walled City, Carcassonne, Medieval France, World Heritage Site - Holiday South France, Languedoc Roussillon
The Gate, which defended the entrance to the walled city ; the Trésau tower ; the " lists " - large open spaces where tournaments and jousts were once held ; the 12th century Count's Castle ; the Aude Gate ; the 11th and 14th century basilica of Saint Nazaire and Saint Celse ; the La Vade Tower ; the old town where local craftsmen still practice traditional crafts....Stays in the City of Carcassonne and Canal du Midi, Week-end South of France, Holidays Languedoc-Roussillon - Languedoc Roussillon Tourist Board
Dinner and night in a hotel near the medieval Old Town.... Free visit to the medieval Old Town of Carcassonne (option : visit to Château Comtal and the ramparts, with possibility of guided tour), to the Saint Nazaire Basilica (remarkable for its Romanesque nave, portal with sculpted capitals, stained glass windows and contemporary paintings by a local artist), medieval lanes and typical little squares bursting with charm !...Holiday Inn Metropole * * * * / Contemporary hotels
Just a minute away from the Holiday-Inn Métropole, the neighbourhoods of the old town, the pleasant Peyrou esplanade, the prestigious Jardin des Plantes, the Place Sainte-Anne, the foyer of the Opéra...Altitudes Cévennes 24h, Excursion in Gévaudan - South France Holidays - Languedoc-Roussillon
The narrow alleyways of the old town can be accessed via three fortified gates flanked by two large, round towers which originate from the town's reconstruction by Henry IV in 1601. The statue of the by Emmanuel Auricoste depicts the struggle against the man-eating wolf that attacked citizens from 1964 to 1967....Altitudes Pyrénées 24 hour, Tour from Aspres to Vallespir - South France Holidays - Languedoc-Roussillon
Thirty kilometres or so down the superb but winding D618 lies, one of the oldest towns in France....
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