Carcassonne travel guide
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Visit Carcassonne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Carcassonne is situated in the Aude department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Aude department. (General information: Carcassonne is 628 km from Paris and 861 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Carcassonne (page also includes a photo gallery for Carcassonne)
Popular places to visit near Carcassonne: these include Montolieu at 16 km and Caunes-Minervois at 19 km.
Carcassonne City is a listed 'grand site of france' at 1km and Gouffre de Cabrespine is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Carcassonne: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Carcassonne has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Carcassonne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Carcassonne
See France This Way travel guides for Aude and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Carcassonne.
Note that all distances from Carcassonne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Carcassonne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Carcassonne (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Aude gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Carcassonne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l'Évêché (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lagrasse (25km) : Minerve (35km) : Camon (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Limoux (21km) : Revel (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Carcassonne City (1km) :
Map of places to visit near Carcassonne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Carcassonne
Canton: Carcassonne
Arrondissement: Carcassonne
Department: Aude
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 11000
Distance to Carcassonne
from Carcassonne: 0 km
from Paris: 628 km
from Calais: 861 km
from Nice: 400 km
from Bordeaux: 296 km
from Strasbourg: 728 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Carcassonne): Berriac, Cavanac, Cazilhac, Palaja, Pennautier, Villalier, Villedubert and Villemoustaussou.
Getting here
For driving distances to Carcassonne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Carcassonne