Carcassonne Loft - Penthouse Apartment
in the Languedoc, South of France
Welcome
Our self catering apartment in the heart of historic Carcassonne
is available to let all year round.
It is ideal for anyone planning a vacation in the South of France,
or for anyone visiting the historic city of Carcassonne.
It is a well appointed, exceptionally light, third story penthouse
with three bedrooms and a terrace. Broadband is available.
Click on the following link for more details and photographs
of the Apartment.
Location
  The
apartment is located in the heart of Carcassonne, a southern French
city of exceptional character and beauty. All of the attractions
of the city lie within easy walking distance. On the doorstep
are cafés and brasseries, typical Southern French shops,
a weekly market, a theatre, a cathedral and numerous buildings
of hstorical interest.
The modern city is built around two medieval cities, the original
hilltop Cité
on one side of the river Aude, and the thirteenth century Bastide
on the other side of the river.
Carcassonne is within easy reach of the Mediterrannean Sea with
its famous beaches, and of the Pyrenees mountains and their winter
ski resorts.
 The
flat lies within the ancient bastide of Carcassonne, founded by
and named after Saint Louis, a thirteenth century king of France.
Within a few hundred yards of the apartment you will find restaurants,
brassieres and bistros, tabacs (newsagents), boulangeries, patisseries,
delicatessens, vintners, butchers, historic churches, antique
shops, pharmacies, a market and a post office. It is also within
a few hundred yards of attractions such as Porte Monumentale des
Jacobins, the Theatre Jean-Alery, the Musee des Beaux Artes, the
Cathedral of Saint Michel, Place Carnot (the central square),
public gardens, and a number of spectacular Renaissance town houses
(known in French as hôtels particuliers). Two of them, one
now the town hall lie just over the road from the apartment.
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of the Bastide de Saint
Louis.
 Just
over the River Aude you will find the medieval cité,
the largest medieval European city with its city walls still intact,
a UNESCO World Heritage site. This is one of the most popular
tourist destinations in France.
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of the ancient walled cité
of Carcassonne.
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For well over two thousand years Carcassonne has been a
cross-roads on routes linking Spain to Italy, and the Atlantic
Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. It is ideally located for
visiting vineyards, markets, picturesque hilltop villages,
Mediterranean ports, Cathar Castles, historic churches and
abbeys, and the Pyrenees mountains. The Canal du Midi, another
UNESCO World Heritage Site, passes within walking distance
of the apartment. Carcassonne is the capital of the Aude
departement "Le Pays Cathare" - Cathar Country.
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of the Aude departément.
 Carcassonne
airport lies just outside the town, less than ten minute's drive
away from the apartment but far enough away that aeroplanes can
not be seen or heard from it. The penthouse is also walking distance,
or two minutes' taxi drive, from the central railway station.
Click on the following link for more details and maps of how
to get to Carcassonne, including a Google map
Carcassonne Weather and Time
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