Combo: Carcassonne Castle & Ramparts Tickets + Digital Audio Guide

Your experience

Save time on entry and discover Carcassonne’s medieval heart with a multilingual audio guide.

Getting started

Present you mobile ticket at Carcassonne Castle’s main entrance and breeze past the queues. For the walking tour, use your smartphone and headphones to access the audio guide (downloading it in advance is recommended) and explore at your own pace.

What to expect

This experience combines direct entry to the castle and ramparts with an in-depth walking tour of the city. Use the audio guide to move between 19 narrated stops, from defensive towers to hidden alleys, while uncovering the myths, history, and architecture that define Carcassonne.

Features:

• Château Comtal (Count’s Castle): Explore the stronghold at the heart of the citadel, once home to medieval royalty and a key defensive post.

• Fortified ramparts: Walk along the massive double walls, originally built to repel invaders, and enjoy panoramic views over the city and countryside.

• Historic watchtowers: Spot the 52 towers that once kept watch over the region, each with its own strategic story.

• The great well: See the well that sustained the fortress through sieges, a testament to medieval engineering.

• Canal du Midi: Learn about this legendary waterway’s role in trade and travel.

• Defensive walls & gates: Hear stories of sieges, crusaders, and the city’s ever-changing rulers.

• Basilica of St. Nazarius: Admire some of France’s oldest stained glass windows and uncover the basilica’s spiritual significance.

• Legends & anecdotes: Enjoy tales of Visigoth treasures, Templar mysteries, and the city’s enduring legends, all at your own pace.