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The city of Carcassonne is famous for its magnificent medieval citadel, La Cité, with the Château Comtal which dates from the 12th century, its ramparts and its towers. This bike route starts from Carcassonne and allows you to discover the region and the many surrounding villages. Cyclists pass through the village of Lagrasse, voted one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France. Lagrasse, a small jewel of the Corbières, has no less than 15 buildings classified as "historical monuments",...

The City of Carcassonne is known to be the oldest standing medieval city in Europe. The fortress, which was thoroughly restored in 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997. Carcassonne became strategically identified when Romans fortified the hilltop around 100 BC and eventually made it the colonia of Julia Carsaco, later Carcasum. In 462 the Romans officially ceded Septimania to the Visigothic king Theodoric II who...

The city of Carcassonne is famous for its magnificent medieval citadel, La Cité, with the 12th century Chateau Comtal, its ramparts and towers. This course marks the Canal du Midi which was built in the 17th century to link the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean. It is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This section of the GR®78 takes you from Carcassonne to Pamiers. Along the way you will pass through Maquens, Villalbe, Lac de Taure, Lavalette, Alairac, Arzens, Montreal, Villeneuve-lès-Montréal, Lasserre-de-Prouille, Fanjeaux, Hounoux, Malegoude, Barthas, Senesse, Manses, Teilhet, Vals, Segneuries, Saint-Amadou, Ludiès and Le Carlaret,

This route allows you to take a walk or bike ride on the bike path along the Canal du Midi, which leads from Carcassonne to Trèbes. A beautiful route along the water combining city and nature. NOTE: As of March 2020, the trail may not be accessible past the lock bridge, due to damage along the way.