Cité de Carcassonne
A walled medieval citadel on a hill above the river Aude, with two rings of ramparts and dozens of towers. Restored in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc, who gave many towers their pointed roofs, it holds a small town of lanes, a castle and a basilica inside the walls.
- Where
- Carcassonne, Occitanie, France
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.2064, 2.3638
Get the Cité de Carcassonne stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cité de Carcassonne. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Occitanie volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cité de Carcassonne
Cité de l'Espace 82 km
A space discovery park opened in 1997 on the eastern edge of Toulouse, the home of Europe's aerospace industry. Visitors walk around a full size model of an Ariane 5 rocket and a replica of the Mir space station, and there is a planetarium.
Albi Cathedral 82 km
A red brick cathedral begun in 1282, after the Albigensian Crusade, and built over two hundred years; from outside it looks like a fortress. Inside, walls painted in blues and golds and an ornate carved choir screen make a lavish contrast, and it is said to be the largest brick building in the world.
Basilica of Saint-Sernin 87 km
A great Romanesque basilica in Toulouse built over the tomb of Saint Saturnin, the city's first bishop. Its octagonal brick bell tower rises in tiers above a church famed for its Romanesque sculpture, long a stop on the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela.
Canal du Midi 89 km
A 240 kilometre canal across southern France from Toulouse towards the Mediterranean, one of the great construction works of the 17th century. Shaded by plane trees, its locks and towpaths are now the domain of slow barges, walkers and cyclists.
Millau Viaduct 111 km
A cable stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the Tarn valley near Millau, designed by the engineer Michel Virlogeux and the architect Norman Foster. With a structural height of 343 metres it held the title of the world's tallest bridge for two decades, its masts often rising above the morning cloud.
Maison Carrée 175 km
One of the best preserved Roman temples anywhere, built in the age of Augustus in the centre of Nîmes for the imperial cult. Its Corinthian columns stand on a high podium, facing the glass Carré d'Art designed by Norman Foster across the square.
Arena of Nîmes 175 km
A Roman amphitheatre built around 100 AD, some twenty years after the Colosseum, and among the best preserved in the world. Its two storeys of sixty arcades once held 24,000 spectators, and today it hosts concerts and bullfights.
Camargue 176 km
The delta of the Rhône south of Arles, a flat land of marshes, lagoons and salt pans between the river's two arms and the sea. White horses, black bulls and flocks of pink flamingos live here, and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer sits on its shore.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Occitanie
Questions
Where is Cité de Carcassonne?
Cité de Carcassonne is in Carcassonne, Occitanie, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cité de l'Espace (82 km), Albi Cathedral (82 km), Basilica of Saint-Sernin (87 km).
How do I get the Cité de Carcassonne stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cité de Carcassonne and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Occitanie volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cité de Carcassonne before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Occitanie volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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