A Day in Carcassone
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Port
Sete, France
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Activity Level
Strenuous
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Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$189.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 8 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Leaving Sète, travel by air-conditioned motor coach to Carcassonne -- a fortified town that is famous all over the world and is unique in Europe. People still live in this medieval city, which is encased by 52 towers and two concentric walls.
See the Narbonne Gate -- the most important architectural feature of this period, and the List, an area between the two city walls. A stroll along the List is like reliving 20 centuries of history.
View the Basilica of Saint-Nazaire -- the jewel of the Old City. All that remains today of this Romanesque cathedral, begun in 1096, is the barrel-vaulted nave. And you can't miss the imposing Count's Castle, built in the 12th century by the Viscounts of Carcassonne.
Lunch will be served before you have some free time to explore.
Within the walled city, it is a pleasant walk through the narrow streets before you re-join your coach and guide for the return drive to Sète.
Notes:
All visits are outside visits only.