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Must See


                                                     EAT


                                                   La Marquiere
                                                 A family-run favourite
                                                 with an Occitan menu.
                                                    ⌂ 13 rue St-Jean
                                                    ¢  Wed & Thu
                                                  ∑ lamarquiere.com
                                                      ¡¡¡

                                                    L’Escargot
                                                 Wine-and-tapas eatery
                                                 in the heart of the city.
                                                   ⌂ 7 rue Viollet le Duc
                                                 ∑ restaurant-lescargot-
                                                   carcassonne.fr
                                                      ¡¡¡
                        The enchanting medieval
                        town of Carcassonne,
                        with its defensive walls
                               A fortress within
             The fascinating   a fortress, Le Château has   The Great Well
            Musée Lapidaire   a moat, five towers and
          contains Roman and   defensive galleries.          Gallo-Roman
           medieval artifacts.                               Walls

          Porte d’Aude






















                                                            Porte Narbonnaise
                                                            is flanked by two
                                                            sandstone towers,
                                                            built in 1280.

                                                      Old City entrance.
                 The lices, once used   The monumenal,
                for storage of timber   perfectly restored
                   and for jousts.  citadel of Carcassonne
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