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Carcassonne 's Medieval Walls: A Self-Guided Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$36 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Are you looking for a way to see Medieval Carcassonne without joining a tour group? This three-hour tour, narrated by historian, James McDonald takes you beyond the walls and back in time. Explore at your own pace with this affordable self-guided walking tour.

• Find out how to identify the many “killing zones” in which enemies risked being trapped while besieging the city
• Hear from producer James McDonald, an English historian of the medieval period specialising in the Languedoc
• Do it all in 150 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start.

Activity location

  • Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

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Carcassonne 's Medieval Walls: A Self-Guided Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Sun 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$35.80 x 1 AdultAU$35.80
Total
Price is AU$35.80

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • What's includedWhat's included
    VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.

Activity itinerary

La Cité Médiévale (Pass by)

This self-guided audio tour takes place around the medieval city of Carcassonne.

Buste De Dame Carcas (Pass by)

On this tour, you'll see the Buste de Dame Carcas (a sculpture of Lady Carcas) and tell you the storey of how she saved the city from Charlemagne.

Porte Narbonnaise (Pass by)

As you enter the city through Porte Narbonnaise (Narbonne Gate, you’ll begin following the wall, which encircles the old city. Along the way, you’ll also learn about the Cathars who flourished here in the twelfth century, the crusade launched against them, and some of the sieges that took place here.

Walls of Carcassonne (Pass by)

As you follow the wall around the city, you'll learn about medieval warfare and locate the various “kill zones” that enemies risked finding themselves trapped in when attempting to siege the city.

Chateau et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne (Pass by)

You'll take in the impressive and almost century-old Château et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne, also known as the Château Comtal, where the castle meets the wall and its surrounding defences.

Chateau et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne (Pass by)

You'll take in the impressive and almost century-old Château et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne, also known as the Château Comtal, where the castle meets the wall and its surrounding defences.

Monument Jean-Pierre Cros-Mayrevieille (Pass by)

You'll gaze upon the monument de la Jean Pierre Cros Mayrevieille, a doctor of law, a historian and an Inspector of Historic Monuments who saved the city from ruin.

Basilique Saint Nazaire (Pass by)

On this two-hour tour, you won’t just trace the walls of Carcassonne, you’ll also venture into its centre through various gates including the Aude, Nazaire, and Toulouse Gates, and see the Church of Saints Nazaire and Celse, the city’s two patron saints.

Location

Activity location

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    Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

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