Carcassonne Hostels - Reviews and Rates

(Jim) When I was a boy of about Jack's age (ten years old), my father gave me a copy of Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels. This book was written for children in the 1920s by Halliburton, the pre-eminent travel writer of his day. (Imagine Rick Steeves on steroids, flying his own plane, having coffee in the desert outside Mecca with K...

Bastille Day Accommodation Hotel Premiere Classe Carcassonne Allee Guttemberg Carcassonne, 11000 France Phone: +33468256315 Map

After leaving Toulouse, we took the short (less than hour-long) train ride to Carcassonne, which was by far the most impressive place we've been so far. Carcassonne is a small town, whose most impressive feature is the huge medieval fortress which sits atop a neighbouring hill. The fortress is apparently the largest in Europe, and was enhanced b...