The Carcassonne City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: which cassoulet is worth ordering, when to walk the ramparts before the coaches roll in, where locals drink once the Cité empties and how to reach the sea or the Cathar castles in a day. Each guide is a short, opinionated list that gives the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Carcassonne City Guides
- 157 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Carcassonne guides
Food guide
28 places
Cassoulet houses that justify the climb, Bastide bistros where locals book a table, two addresses for a special night and the bakers and cheesemongers for a picnic.
Things to do guide
26 places
The Cité at the hours the crowds miss, free viewpoints around the walls, the museums and churches of the lower town and half-days to castles and caves.
Family guide
26 places
A real castle to explore, a lake with beaches and tree-top courses, plans for wet days and restaurants that stay relaxed about noisy children.
Nightlife guide
28 places
Wine bars that know their growers, two Irish pubs, terraces for the apéro, a jazz club run by volunteers and food after the kitchens close.
Day trips guide
24 places
Mediterranean beaches by train, Narbonne, Béziers and Toulouse in under an hour, Canal du Midi villages and Cathar castles on their cliffs.
Budget guide
25 places
The walled city for free, museums without a ticket, lunches under €10, a bell tower with the best view in town and the €1 bus to the lake.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Le Trivalou
Rue Trivalle, below the Cité
A neighbourhood restaurant on the old street that climbs towards the Cité gate, with a fraction of the crowd you find up top. Order the cassoulet, the snails or the chicken with grilled garlic and its much-talked-about green sauce. From the food guide.
Porte Narbonnaise
East gate, La Cité
Two stout towers and a drawbridge from the 1280s frame the main way into the Cité, with the bust of Dame Carcas, the legend behind the town’s name, by the entrance. Walk through early, before the day crowds. From the things to do guide.
Les 9 Écluses de Fonseranes
Béziers, 25 min walk from the station along the canal
A flight of locks from 1680 that still lifts Canal du Midi boats 21 metres over a short stretch. Watching a boat work its way up is free, and you can also ride through the locks yourself. From the day trips guide.
Play the game, then keep exploring
World City Trail’s Carcassonne scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the old walled town. The guides carry on where the game stops: cassoulet for lunch, a stroll over the Pont Vieux to the Bastide, an apéro on Place Carnot or a train to the coast the next morning.
Carcassonne guides: your questions
What do the Carcassonne City Guides include?
Six guides with 157 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth it, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides after buying?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through, and again in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Carcassonne?
Yes. Open each guide once while online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Carcassonne guides in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch between them inside the guide whenever you like.
How much does one guide cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99. If you also book a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six cost €14.99.
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