Tips in Carcassonne and the Cathar Castles
If you are going to do this route in summer, go with the idea of finding a lot of people on these visits. We met many tourists and that we were in the off season, although it coincided with the weekend.
If possible, traveling in the least tourist months will allow you to enjoy much more of an incredible environment. This is one of the tips for traveling to Carcassonne We can give you
If there is something important in any trip, it is to make it safe. For that nothing better than doing it with good travel insurance.
We always travel insured with Mondo, with whom we carry a totally adequate insurance to the needs that we will have on the trip.
The hiring process is very easy and intuitive and also, just for being a reader of Street Travelers, you have a 5% discount.
Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
If you are going to visit the Cathar Castles, wear comfortable clothes and water. The climbs, although not strenuous, are hard if you're not very fit.
Wearing comfortable clothes makes visiting and climbing easier. In the Castles there are no facilities to buy any type of drink, nor are there any bathrooms…
In Carcassonne, one of the best things that can be done is to get lost in the streets where tourists do not arrive (if this is possible).
Do not focus only on the most central streets, but try to see the "other side" of Carcassonne, where you can find corners worthy of any story.
Another of the walks that are highly recommended is to go around the city for its walls.
It is a totally different perspective of the city.
If you are going to visit more than 2 places (Castles, Abbeys ...), it is worth buying the Passport of the Cathar Route. With this you save one euro in each site you visit. It is not too much, but it never hurts to save a few short stories.
Restaurants in Carcassonne and the Cathar Castles
If you have the opportunity you can not miss the French pastries. It is very good. In case you do not have breakfast included in the room, do not worry, you will find patisseries every few meters where you can taste real wonders.
In Carcassonne do not forget to try the cassoulet avec canard, a typical dish of the area, which although it is very blunt, will delight anyone.
Eating in Carcassonne
