{"id":13476,"date":"2021-11-19T15:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/pratique\/faq\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:22:34","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/useful\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13476\" class=\"elementor elementor-13476 elementor-513\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53a2d6ae elementor-fs-modele-texte100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53a2d6ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71299958 fs-texte\" data-id=\"71299958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd873fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd873fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Questions about the Medieval City of Carcassonne ?\u00a0 :<\/h4><h2>Do you have to pay to enter the Medieval City ?<\/h2><ul><li><strong>No.<\/strong> The Medieval City is a district of the city of Carcassonne <strong>open 24\/7<\/strong>. It is completely free to enter as you will find houses, schools, restaurants, museums&#8230; However, the &#8220;<strong>Castle of the Counts and its adjoining ramparts<\/strong>&#8221; are subject to a charge, just like a museum.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to get to the Medieval City from the Train Station ?<\/h2><ul><li>You can walk to the Medieval City, it will take you about <strong>30 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You can also take Bus N\u00b03 to the <strong>&#8220;Gare SNCF&#8221; stop<\/strong>, which is opposite the restaurant &#8220;La Saquette du Bristol By Fred&#8221;.<\/li><li>You can also take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/useful\/getting-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Train Navette<\/strong><\/a>, which runs from June to September.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to get to the Medieval City from Carcassonne ?<\/h2><p>There are &#8216;<strong>La Cit\u00e9<\/strong>&#8216; signs throughout the town and outside which show you the way to the Medieval City. They take you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/useful\/parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P0 car park<\/a> just across the street from the Narbonnaise Gate.<\/p><h2>Is the Medieval City accessible to person with reduced mobility?<\/h2><ul><li>Yes, there is a pathway for people in electric wheelchairs or accompanied with a manual wheelchair. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/useful\/tourism-handicap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See related information.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>Are dog allowed in the Medieval City ?<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Yes,<\/strong> dogs are allowed on a leash in the whole of the Medieval City except for the part of the Castle of the Counts and the Basilica of Saint-Nazaire. You can therefore take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/prepare\/visits\/guided-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guided tour<\/a> of the streets with your pet.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Is the Medieval City lit every night ?<\/h2><ul><li>Yes, from April to September, every evening from sunset <strong>until 2am.<\/strong><\/li><li>Yes, from October to March, every evening from sunset <strong>until midnight<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-743c90ed elementor-fs-modele-photo50-texte50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"743c90ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/toursitic-map-carcassonne-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/toursitic-map-carcassonne-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3893a5a6 fs-texte\" data-id=\"3893a5a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adb641a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4adb641a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Pratical questions for your stay :<\/h4><h2>Where are the toilets in the City and in Carcassonne ?<\/h2><ul><li>There are many toilets in the Medieval City and in the other districts of the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/002429985b87c7fd74b5a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find them on the map.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>Are toilets in Carcassonne are free ?<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Yes,<\/strong> all public toilets in Carcassonne are free.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Where can I withdraw money ?<\/h2><ul><li>In the Medieval City, there is an\u00a0<em>automatic distributor<\/em> on <strong>Rue de la Porte d&#8217;Aud<\/strong>e, across from the Chez Christine restaurant, as well as on <strong>Rue Saint-Sernin<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In the Bastide, there are several banks with ATMs. You will find banks on the <strong>Boulevard Camille Pelletan<\/strong>, on the <strong>Place Carnot<\/strong>, in the <strong>Rue de Verdun<\/strong>, the <strong>Rue Victor Hugo<\/strong>&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfe03c3 elementor-fs-modele-galerie100full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfe03c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67667342\" data-id=\"67667342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f199a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f199a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carrousel d\u2019images\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2020-cite-confine-2751-jr-2400px-370x247.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 J.Roche - Ville de Carcassonne\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/02\/feu-artifice-370x247.jpeg\" alt=\"Feu d&#039;artifice de Carcassonne - 14 juillet 2015\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2012-festival-mg-9678-370x247.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170a93e3 elementor-fs-modele-texte100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"170a93e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13287c5d fs-texte\" data-id=\"13287c5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61325062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61325062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Questions about the Carcassonne Grand Fireworks Display\u00a0 :<\/h4><h2>What day is the Fireworks in Carcassonne ? <\/h2><ul><li>The Carcassonne fireworks display, also known as the &#8220;Grand Firework Display of the Medieval City &#8220;, is held every year on <strong>14 July at around 10pm<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Where to park, how to get around, where to see the Fireworks ?<\/h2><ul><li>You will find here all the information about the \u00ab\u00a0Grand Firework Display\u00a0\u00bb.<\/li><li>Concerning traffic and parking, a<strong> municipal decree<\/strong> is communicated by the Town Hall a few days before the event. We still advise you to limit your car travel as much as possible.<\/li><li>There is<strong> no reservation<\/strong> possible, nor is there a stand to admire this show.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3442e34 elementor-fs-modele-photo50-texte50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3442e34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28452c2d fs-photo\" data-id=\"28452c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa4cce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa4cce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-1170x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5046\" alt=\"bateaux au port du canal du midi \u00e0 carcassonne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-chenier-canal-img-8504-jr-2400px-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">copyright Julien Roche - Ville de Carcassonne<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-352c8a9e fs-texte\" data-id=\"352c8a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7027fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7027fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Questions about the Canal du Midi :<\/h4><h2>When can we navigate on the Canal du Midi ? <\/h2><ul><li>Navigation on the Canal du Midi is possible from <strong>April to the end of October<\/strong> every year.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Is it possible to take a cruise on the Canal du Midi ?<\/h2><ul><li>Yes, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/prepare\/visits\/by-boat-on-the-canal-du-midi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 cruise boat companies<\/a> that offer guided tours.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Why is the Canal du Midi empty ? <\/h2><ul><li>The Canal du Midi is <strong>cleaned every year in winter,<\/strong> so it is empty for a few weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4664d2fc elementor-fs-modele-texte100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4664d2fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bd9a67d fs-texte\" data-id=\"7bd9a67d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4530ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4530ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Events in Carcassonne :<\/h4><h2>What is the programme of the Theatre and where can we buy tickets ? <\/h2><ul><li>The programme of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Jean Alary is announced every year via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatre.carcassonne.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their website<\/a>. You can also buy your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatre.carcassonne.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there<\/a>.<\/li><li>For more information you can contact them on +33 4 68 11 59 15.<\/li><\/ul><h2>What is the programme of the Carcassonne Festival and where can I buy tickets ? <\/h2><ul><li>You can find all the information about the Carcassonne Festival here.<\/li><li>For more information, you can contact them on +33 4 68 11 59 15.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ae021b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43ae021b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hand-point-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find all the Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions about the Medieval City of Carcassonne ?\u00a0 : Do you have to pay to enter the Medieval City ? 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