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Castles and heritage
Walk the ramparts of Carcassonne
Cité de Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
Behind its two rings of walls and 52 towers, the medieval Cité can be explored freely on foot, through the Porte Narbonnaise and along cobbled lanes.
Things to do with kids in Carcassonne
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Carcassonne, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 19 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide down the Païcherou water chute
Pôle Aqualudique de Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
On the banks of the Aude, the Pôle Aqualudique brings together two indoor pools, a 28 metre slide and a large paddling pool for the youngest.
Pools, beaches and water
Go through the Canal du Midi locks
Bateau promenade Lou Gabaret · Carcassonne (11)
From Carcassonne's harbour, the Hélios and Lou Gabaret boats offer guided cruises on the Canal du Midi.
Museums and science
Write with a dip pen at the School Museum
Musée de l'École · Carcassonne (11)
Inside the Cité, the School Museum recreates the atmosphere of the village school from 1880 to the 1960s, with period teaching materials and a collection of old projectors.
Castles and heritage
Live like the Middle Ages in the Cité
Camp Médiéval de Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
On rue du Plô, the Camp Médiéval recreates daily life from the copyist monk to the peasant and displays armour and swords, with free entry.
Castles and heritage
Ride the little train round the ramparts
Petit train de la Cité de Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
Starting from the Porte Narbonnaise, the little train of the Cité takes twenty-five minutes to circle Carcassonne's defences.
Leisure parks
Go bowling at Planète Bowling
Planète Bowling Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
Planète Bowling's ten lanes are fitted out for children, who can roll their balls without watching them disappear into the gutter every time.
Sport and adventure
Climb as a family at Unibloc
Unibloc · Carcassonne (11)
Set in a former industrial building, Unibloc offers 700 square metres of bouldering for every level, open access seven days a week.
Leisure parks
Climb the walls at Climby Island
Climby Island · Carcassonne (11)
In the Pont Rouge business park, Climby Island mixes fun climbing walls, a giant trampoline, a big slide, a maze and a multisports court.
Sport and adventure
Drive a kart at the Win'Kart circuit
Win'Kart · Carcassonne (11)
West of Carcassonne, Win'Kart has a 976 metre outdoor track approved by the French motor sport federation.
Leisure parks
Play laser tag in the open air
Laser Game Carcassonne · Carcassonne (11)
On the road to Lac de la Cavayère, this laser tag is played outdoors on a dedicated terrain, in groups of no more than twenty players.
Animals and farms
Meet the kangaroos near Carcassonne
Le Parc Australien · Carcassonne (11)
A few minutes from the Cité, the Parc Australien takes visitors to the land of kangaroos, gold diggers and Aboriginal people.
Sport and adventure
Zip line over Lac de la Cavayère
O2 Aventure · Carcassonne (11)
On the shore of Lac de la Cavayère, O2 Aventure has nine tree courses of increasing difficulty, around a hundred obstacles in all.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide across Aquaviva's floating park
Parc Aquaviva · Carcassonne (11)
Set on Lac de la Cavayère, Aquaviva is a floating water park with slides, catapults, trampolines, sliding mats and a climbing wall.
Castles and heritage
Climb up to the four castles of Lastours
Les quatre châteaux de Lastours · Lastours (11)
On a rocky spur of the Montagne Noire, the four castles of Lastours are linked by a waymarked path of about two and a half hours.
Parks and nature
Look for bear claw marks at Limousis
Grotte de Limousis · Limousis (11)
The Limousis cave is explored along an easy one kilometre path on a one-hour guided tour.
Sport and adventure
Try a first treetop course at Montolieu
Le Petit Paradou, Paradou Parc · Montolieu (11)
At Le Petit Paradou, near the book village of Montolieu, children from age 3 have a treetop course at their own height with a 25 metre zip line.
Museums and science
Make your own sheet of paper at the mill
Moulin à papier de Brousses · Brousses-et-Villaret (11)
Twenty minutes north of Carcassonne, the last working paper mill in Occitanie still turns its water wheel.
Parks and nature
Walk above the void at Cabrespine
Gouffre géant de Cabrespine · Cabrespine (11)
In the Montagne Noire, the giant Cabrespine chasm is explored from balconies hanging 200 metres above its floor.
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