This is the centre of Cathar country, history abounds....castles to visit and views that astonish! Yet we are only a short trip to the beaches and delightful ports of the Mediterranean or the ski slopes and wonderful walks of the Pyrenees.

Carcassonne, the Unesco world heritage site, is nearby as is the Canal du Midi. Wine buffs will savour local wines that are enjoying a much enhanced reputation. We have a local expert who will escort you to various domaines. Castelnaudary, a 10 minute drive, is the renowned home of casoulet. Golf is at Carcassonne and horse-riding and fishing are within minutes of the chateau.

Carcassonne airport (20 mins) has budget flights from various UK centres, Toulouse (50 mins) is an international airport and Beziers (60 mins) now has Ryanair. Perpignan, Montpelier and Nimes airports are all within striking distance. The nearest mainline SNCF is Carcassonne.