Carcassonne Villa Rental

Carcassonne is an amazing walled city and is one of the most popular attractions for anyone staying in our French vacation rental. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the lower city, the ville basse.

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. Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands.

The city is a little over an hour’s drive from this Languedoc holiday villa and is well worth a visit – perhaps combined with a trip to the Canal du Midi. 

Carcassonne is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings, its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral.