This is a well maintained castle with 3 km of ramparts. It dates back over 2,000 years and conjure…read morevisions of troubadours and knights. History buffs should probably take a tour, but I was more interested in walking the grounds. I took a one hour train ride from Toulouse. I recommend staying elsewhere and visiting the castle as the city itself is not a stand out culturally and architecturally. From the SNCF station it is about a one mile walk to the Narbonne Gate in the Old City. I used AllTrails to navigate the castle as it is large and it is hard to distinguish where you are otherewise. It took me 90 minutes to walk the circumference of the lower outer gates and the inner city. The castle is FREE but the ramparts are ticketed. Advice: Everyone told me the food is not good here so pack a lunch and eat at the walls or the park at the gate. Many restaurants in the city if you choose otherwise. Sunscreen if it is a sunny day. If you take the train, there are markets along the way even on Sun.

Do you like history, castle at Carcassonne you got served. I did an audio tour. It was well…read moredescribed, the architecture, the view. Carcassonne has a rich history. Walking on The rampas give you a nice view of the city. I watched a medieval fight. It took us a good 4 hours and I am pretty sure there is a lot more to see.

My favourite bridge to cross to get into the city. I would usually walk about 20 minutes from my…read morehouse and walk along this bridge in the morning and then late afternoon. Gorgeous views!

Oldest bridge in Toulouse, called 'neuf' (new) because at the time, a stone bridge was kind of new…read moretechnology. Watch-Out: By car, it is only one way. Drive towards St-Cyprien but take the bus back (or drive back on Pont Saint-Michel, upstream). Best pictures are from taken from Quai de Tounis or the opening Avenue de la Garonette, downstairs from Rue du Pont de Tounis. At night, the bridge is enlighted and the nicest colour is green, in my opinion. At night, later, especially on Thursdays, the area benefits from the Bar Les Filochards, showing live concerts and attracting lots of the local mixed youth. You can take your drink out in a plastic cup and drink it up on the Pont Neuf.

I stayed a week in Carcassonne below the old cite, so I walked across this bridge daily to get to…read morethe business, restaurants and markets on the other side of the river. It is a very sweet bridge with a lovely park below. It gives you a sense of the paths one had to take to cross over bodies of water centuries ago. Lovely walk and well worth the time to visit the area...dont miss the church !

From the owner: Reliant la cité à la Bastide Saint Louis Le Pont Vieux fut construit aux alentours de 1315, il…read moredevait remplacer un ouvrage féodal situé plus en amont. Un impôt spécifique fut même mis en place pour la construction de ce pont. Douze arches constituent la totalité de cet ouvrage médiéval, les diamètres d'ouverture de ces arches ne pas identiques, on peut ainsi penser qu'il a été construit au fur et à mesure et selon les moyens et les ressources. Aujourd'hui le pont ne possède plus que huit arches, il demeure une balade agréable et surtout un point de vue sur la cité médiévale absolument magique.

This palace is also made from brick like the cathedral next to it. This building is now use as…read moremuseum. It has many rooms to visit. Some of the ceilings is beautiful. It is vaulted too. The ceilings painting is one of the kind. Their painting was hide by a layer of paint. Later it was restored to original paint condition. The palace has a beautiful garden overlooking to the river. It is a French garden that have design. It also has statues that enhance the beauty. The building is just normal straight line and columns on the outside.

From the owner: Le palais des évêques transformé en musée Aujourd'hui connu sous le nom de Berbie, déformation de…read morel'occitan "Bisbia" qui signifie "évêché", le Palais de la Berbie est un ancien palais épiscopal dont la construction a commencé au XIIIème siècle. Achevée dans la première moitié du XIVème siècle, cette ancienne citadelle a connu au cours des siècles plusieurs modifications. Il accueille depuis 1922 le Musée Toulouse-Lautrec.

Nice town. It makes you wonder what life was like here through the ages…read more Seems like an impossibly large high bridge to enter the town. And a very difficult site to build on. But also to attack. So there you go. Lots of places to eat even in off season of late September. Very interesting stop but be warned it can be a long walk from the parking lot to the town and very hilly in the town. Be ready and buy or have water.

We have been and stayed at several hill villages in Italy and Croatia. All were excellent - but…read morePuycelsi is the one we enjoyed most. Stayed at l'Ancienne Auberge and had dinner at Le Jardin des Lys. A walk about the village only takes 20 minutes. We stayed one night, but would have happily stayed longer. Our stay was in September.