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Carcassonne: Cité and Lower Town
Carcassonne spreads across the fortified Cité, the lower Bastide Saint-Louis and the Aude between them. Use those three parts to plan a walk rather than treating the fortress as the whole city.
Why go
The high Cité supplies the walls, gates and Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus; the lower bastide has its regular streets and Carcassonne Cathedral. Pont Vieux and the Aude connect the two sides. The Canal du Midi and Lac de la Cavayère offer different outdoor choices beyond the fortress circuit.
What to look for
The walled Cité above the Aude
The gridded Bastide Saint-Louis around Place Carnot
Pont Vieux linking the river crossing to the old town
Useful to know
Plan the Cité and bastide as separate walking areas, with the Aude crossing between them.
Treat Lac de la Cavayère as a separate outing rather than an extra stop within the historic core.
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