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Cité de Carcassonne
Attractions in Carcassonne

Cité de Carcassonne, the pick of Carcassonne

Around Carcassonne, the places to visit include 23 attractions, 6 museums and 5 châteaux. Mapped in Carcassonne are 36 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 2. In town, 11 sites are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 18 of the places on the list. Beyond the town, Côte magnétique sits 30 km away.

Photo: Cité de Carcassonne, Jondu11 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Carcassonne
36
inside the commune
Within 5 km
2
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
6
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
7
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
11
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Most famous in Carcassonne

2 attractions, 2 museums and a church follow Cité de Carcassonne.

AttractionCité de Carcassonnein townAttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonnein townChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonnein townAttractionAttractionPont Vieuxin townMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonnein townMuseumMusée de l'école de Carcassonnein town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Where to find them

Château de Pech Redon marks the outer edge, 7.4 km away.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Carcassonne; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

A breakdown by kind

There are more other sights (23) than anything else, then châteaux or heritage sites (7).

Museums & galleries 6 museums6 in town
Châteaux & heritage 5 châteaux · 1 church · 1 fort6 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens 1 garden1 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 23 attractions23 in town

Dark: in Carcassonne. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything to see

After the 36 in town come 2 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 36 places in Carcassonne first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Carcassonne → · Parks and trails in Carcassonne →

Further afield

Within a day

Côte magnétique (30 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

AttractionAttractionCôte magnétique30 km northeast, in SiranChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Lastours14 km north, in LastoursAttractionAttractionPic de Nore25 km north, in Pradelles-CabardèsAttractionAttractionLac de la Cavayère6.6 km southeast, in MontiratAttractionAttractionChâteau de Termes29 km southeast, in TermesAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse25 km southeast, in LagrasseAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Alet-les-Bains26 km south, in Alet-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arques29 km south, in ArquesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe24 km west, in FanjeauxAttractionAttractionChâteau de Miramont13 km east, in BarbairaChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arzens12 km west, in ArzensAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saissac22 km northwest, in Saissac

Places within 40 km of Carcassonne with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Know before you go to Carcassonne

What is there to see in Carcassonne?

The first on our list in Carcassonne are Cité de Carcassonne, Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne, Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne and Pont Vieux. We list 36 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Carcassonne?

6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne, Musée de l'école de Carcassonne, Maison des Mémoires and Musée de l'Inquisition de Carcassonne.

Which places in Carcassonne are listed historic monuments?

11 places on this page in Carcassonne are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cité de Carcassonne, Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne, Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne and Pont Vieux.

What well-known places are within a day out of Carcassonne?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Côte magnétique (30 km), Châteaux de Lastours (14 km), Pic de Nore (25 km), Lac de la Cavayère (6.6 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Carcassonne, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.