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The royal fortresses of Languedoc in 3 days

3 days · 9 châteaux · 161 km

Carcassonne, Lastours, Termes, Aguilar, Quéribus, Peyrepertuse: the royal fortresses of Languedoc, a UNESCO World Heritage series.

These fortresses were not built to be beautiful but to be untakeable, which is what gives them their impossible silhouettes. Expect walking: most are earned at the end of a path, and the order here avoids dropping back down the same valley twice.

Day 1

31 km on the road

  1. château comtal de Carcassonne

    Carcassonne · Aude

    120 min14,124 reviews

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  2. les quatre châteaux de Lastours

    Lastours · Aude

    14 km from the previous stop150 min12e siècle2,845 reviews

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  3. château de Saissac (Saissac Castle)

    Saissac · Aude

    17 km from the previous stop60 min13e siècle

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Day 3

The order of stops is chained nearest-first from the starting town, and distances are as the crow flies: allow a third more by road. Only châteaux whose opening to the public we know are included.