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Cité de Carcassonne: Private Guided Group Tour
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Cité de Carcassonne: Private Guided Tour

By citecarcassonne.org
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Free cancellation available
Price is $163 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Learn all about the fortified city of Carcassonne
  • Gain historical insight through the fantastic museum
  • See the beautiful and intriguing architecture

Activity location

    • Carcassonne
    • Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • The meeting point is at the main entrance to the médiéval fortified Town on the square under the plane threes
    • Carcassonne, Aude, France

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Cité de Carcassonne: Private Guided Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Starting time: 1:30pm
Price details
$162.57 x 1 Traveler$162.57

Total
Price is $162.57

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance to the town
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrances fees inside the castle (7€ per adult, free for under 18s)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Luggage or large bags, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: People with heart problems, People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Come along on this tour and learn all about the history of this fascinating city.

Enter through the main entrance, known as Porte Narbonnaise, to the medieval city. Learn about the fortifications built by the Romans. Cross the main street, Rue Cross Mayrevieille to the castle. Discover the museum inside the castle and develop a better understanding of the Trencavel family that defended the Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade.

Walk along the top of the wall, crossing both medieval and Roman towers as you head towards the church. Hear an explanation (in English, French or Italian) about the architecture of the Gothic church and see the beautiful stained glass windows, built between the 13th and 16th centuries. Walk through the streets of the ancient religious quarter and learn about the inquisition in Carcassonne and Toulouse.

Location

Activity location

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    • Carcassonne
    • Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • The meeting point is at the main entrance to the médiéval fortified Town on the square under the plane threes
    • Carcassonne, Aude, France