中世纪城市卡尔卡松

去的当天是 7/14 法国国庆日，很多人开车在附近早早占了个好位置看烟火，导致城内挤的水泄不通，很特别的经验。因为烟火的关系部分观赏景点位置被封锁，算是有点遗憾的地方。

这里是一坐中世纪的大城堡，里面是以前保护居民与皇室的那种堡垒，所以跟罗亚尔河的那种贵族城堡不同！一进大门，有不少商店，除了明信片、服饰外，还有很多中世纪特色的纪念品，小朋友绝对喜欢！到了中午或晚上，也可在内部用餐，有很多高档的餐厅可以选择！

我们去卡尔卡松历史城墙要塞玩了一天,因为之前我就去过超壮观的佩尔佩杜斯和艾格莫尔特,所以老实说,我们觉得这个景点还好。要塞的重建工作做得很好,不过城里面的商业气息太重了。光是绕城墙逛一逛都必须要买票,有些商店里的东西贵得吓死人。这里的消费真的很贵,那种马车,坐几分钟就要25元,最好是一家子去坐,反正人多人少都是一样的钱!城里有很多非常不错的咖啡馆和餐厅,可以去尝一尝,不过在这里最多玩两三天就足足有余了。

这是个很赞的景点,一年四季都是最佳游玩季节。我们是法国国庆日那天去的,当天这里很热闹!!!有很多好看好玩的东西,你可以去这里好好的放松一下,了解一下那里的历史,看看附近美丽的风景,一定会留下难忘的回忆的。

一次去图卢兹商业旅行时我去了卡尔卡松旅游。去图卢兹坐车去这座中世纪围墙城堡只需要短短的45分钟。我是在一个星期天下午去的,城堡里非常热闹,但没有一个地方让你感觉不舒服。城堡和城墙让人印象非常深刻。值得花7欧元(63元)的门票费进城堡里看看(进入这座围墙城市以后就不需要付钱了)。

2008年9月22号我去卡尔卡松历史城墙要塞参观。这个地方给我留下了很深刻的印象。导游说这是欧洲最大的要塞。这真的是一个很大的地方,而且还保留着中世纪小城的风味。在那些街道上乱逛是一件很有趣的事,去那些教堂里面参观,然后在里面用餐。小城里的商店则有好有坏,有家商店里面卖的T恤很好看,小孩子们肯定会很喜欢,因为上面有骑士的画,服务员也很友善。另外一家店卖的剑就糟糕透了。我觉得这个地方还是很值得一游的。大概4、5个小时就能把这里玩个遍。

我们5个人,包括我的妻子,孩子,弟妹和她的孩子,以及奶奶最近一起去参观了卡尔卡松历史城墙要塞,穿过那整个看似不小的城邦,我们只找到了一条购物街。去之前我们先在Du Soleil Le Terminus酒店预订了两个晚上。第一天的时候我们主要是在购物,第二天我们去参观了这个中世纪的古城。请一定记得Du Soleil Le Terminus是卡尔松尔最令人满意的酒店之一,所以即使是要从中世纪的古城堡花半小时走过去也是很值得的。如果你是因为购物而选择住在卡尔松尔中心区域附近,或是想从自己的房间窗口就可以欣赏到专属于你的古城堡景色,一面享受美食,一边享受美景,这里都真的是不错的选择。我们也一定会再回程的时候再来这里。中世纪的城堡只是从外面看上去就非常壮观。这里有一个入口,两边有列队迎接的乐队,无论是大人还是小孩都一定会很喜欢那个。另外这里还有两驾马车和火车,花上20分钟就可以沿着护城河绕城堡环游一圈了。我们就在那骑了次马,真是棒极了。城堡里有许多风格独特的商店,酒吧和餐馆,他们就散布在建筑群中的狭窄街道和建筑里。这些地方一般都是很有意思的,不过也不要期望太高,有意思归由意思,但也可能会有点太挤。我们去的时候虽然已经是九月份了,但人仍旧很多。你可以在那里逛上一整天,购物,观光,享受美食。如果可以的话,建议晚上再回城堡一趟,因为城堡里面是有人居住的,所以并不存在什么关门的问题。晚上的时候回到那里,在露天的院子里点起蜡烛,在烛光中吃一顿浪漫的晚餐,再喝点酒是非常不错的。当然,在这样的美景里,千万不要忘记带上你心爱的相机。并且也请一定记得去逛逛那些城堡里的窄巷,许多被人忽视的辉煌建筑都隐藏在那里。最后,祝你玩得愉快!

Medieval city is unique, historic, quiet, but with lots to do, very nice French bars and restauants.

For me the real highlight of a trip to Carcassonne is the view of the medieval city from a reasonable distance with the snow capped Pyrenees as a backdrop-you really get the impression of having gone back several centuries. It is a bit less atmospheric when you arrive as it is a huge tourist attraction and as such fairly crowded. To cater for these crowds there is a big selection of restaurants, to suit all budgets, and the usual touristy shops if you like that sort of thing. It is fun to walk around the ramparts and narrow streets soaking up the atmosphere despite the crowds. You can pay extra to access the higher areas of the ramparts, we didn't. Parking is very close by and only 5 euros for up to 6 hours. Carcassonne is, without doubt, worth a visit.

I visited the city for a few days last month, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I travelled there by train from Montauban where I had been visiting friends. Took train from here to Toulouse, then caught another from there to Carcassonne. Nice short journey. Trains very prompt and clean. Carcassonne train station is beautifully situated, overlooking the Canal du Midi and is very close to hotels, bars, restaurant and shops. The Mediaeval City is about a 30 minute walk from here, however there are buses every 15 minutes up until 7pm. Possibly later in Summer. I took a bus costing 1 euro as it was a bit chilly and wasn't really sure where to go. Met a nice Australia couple on bus who turned out to be actors. The husband Reg was in The Sullivan's and his wife Judith was a Classical theatre actress. Very nice people.Ten minutes later we were outside the walls of the old city. I walked around the village inside the walls before doing the tour of the fortress, which was quiet and peaceful as not many tourists there. There are lovely houses lived in by locals, as well as churches, museums, workshops, small hotels and shops. Plenty of nice buildings to look at whilst ambling through the small narrow streets. I met up with my new friends for lunch in a small family run bistro where the food was cheap and tasty: local black pudding with apple, turkey dishes and merguez and couscous. After lunch I did the tour of the fortress and was the only one booked on it. My guide Monika, from Germany, was fabulous. Very lively, animated lady who was passionate and very knowledgeable about the history of the place. She told me things that she'd forgotten to tell my friends on the morning tour and asked me to pass the info on as she knew I was meeting them again later! This lady knows her stuff. Best guided tour I've ever been on! And very reasonably priced considering it's a World Heritage site. The fortress is magnificent and very well cared for and preserved - there were stonemasons repairing part of the main entrance when we arrived. This tour is a must for serious lovers of history. And the views from the ramparts over to the Spanish border are magnificent! After the tour we had coffee and crepes in a small local bar. Again reasonably priced, although I suspect this may not be the case in the higher season. All in all, this was a place worth visiting, for the history, ambience, people and beauty. And it is even more beautiful to look at when it is lit up at night! Très belle!

Unfortunately we experienced much rain during our visit to Carcassonne. Even so, we enjoyed seeing the Chateau Comtal and the cathedral. Walking along the rampart walls would have been lovely in good weather - as it was we just hurried along to avoid getting too wet.

Another place which was rebuilt and repaired by the famous architect VIOLET LE DUC,who repared a lot of castle in FRANCE at the order of NAPOLEON III.The city is one of the most pitoresque place in the FRANCE,The old city surrounded with ramparts has the same atmosphere like the streets of MOUNT SAINT MICHEL.There is an eglise here,Saint NAZAIRE,also here is preserved one of the oldest school in FRANCE.The new town has even a museums and as a hilarious story a mayor of CARCASSONNE was walking on the streets and he notice that the strrets are very filty.In order to keep the city clean he invented pubelle.It was named after hist name.It is believed that the meridian from eglise de SAINT SULPICE and eglise de SAINT VICENT de CARCASSONE has given the unit of measurment-METER.We were here in august 2008.

This is an amazing city! It is an medieval double walled city within a modern city. We toured the count's castle within the city and toured the church. There are lots of shops and OK restaurants to choose from. Yes, there were lots of tour groups on a Saturday morning, but it was not a real problem.If someone has mobility concerns it could pose a serious problem since there are so many steps in climb up and down within the count's castle and up to the ramparts. The city, however is manageable for someone who uses a cane.The views of the Aude river valley are simply incredible. It was a wonderful day to take our time and just wander around.

I had read so many books about Carcassonne the last one being kate mosse { sepulchre } I sometimes closed my eyes and tried to visualise what it would be like, when I looked it up online it was just as I imagined, but to be there inside the city was just absolutely amazing, would advise anyone who enjoys their history to visit if at all possible.

The most recent reviewer has stated that the 'city' is awesome. Whilst this might be true, do not forget that the 'new' town is also impressive although in an under-stated way. That's because it needs interpretation and that is currently available in the Dominican Chapel, very close to the Office du Tourisme. A free exhibition shows, with clear interpretation panels and diagrams, how the fortified city and bastide city developed. To see the walled city on it's own is to miss the point. Don't forget to read Kate Mosse's Labyrinth before visiting... and I wonder how much of the movie was shot here...