Carcassonne Tour News

As mentioned previously in this blog; we have redesigned the Carcassonne Countryside Tour. Below is a a note from Tom, in our France office, who went out to work on the route books recently.


Discover France has set up a new tour for 2009: Carcassonne country side biking.
The team in France is settled in the region of Languedoc (the tour starts close to our office, in the magnificent village of Saint-Guilhem le Désert), so it has been our pleasure to select and double check every roads and itineraries for some of you -lucky travelers- who will ride on these roads.

I’ve been living in this region for quite a while but I must say that I didn’t expect this tour to be so beautiful and amazing. Our region expert did a brilliant work, the result is simple: I have totally rediscovered my own region!

There is such a variety of landscapes: beautiful vineyards all the time but it never come with the same surroundings. Sometimes it’s a typical Provence landscape, then its mountains and rocks, sometimes there are red rocks and lakes, or typical country side of France (so lovely that you will be overwhelmed), not to mention the world famous canal du midi.

As a result, the landscape will change every day and quite often, it will change within the same day! As if it is not enough; you will pass through villages full of history. Of course, Saint-Guilhem le Désert and Carcassonne are must see, but you will also admire and be charmed by other places that are not so famous, surprisingly.

This tour is an off beaten path, no one else will take you on these roads, so if you are looking for a great tour that show you a lot of the many typical colorful landscapes of France and a lot of historical places (Churches, Castles, medieval Cities, Abbey…), this tour is what you need.

As a result, I can say that I love my job and I feel so lucky to have seen all these gems of my own region.
We checked this tour on a cloudy day, and even with such weather, we were amazed.

I can’t wait to ride my bike on sunny days and impressed my friends with our region!

Photos can speak louder than words… Just be aware that we did not stop to take pictures of the famous places, we just stop for some of the off beaten path marvelous places, yet there is a lot more to see and even more stunning!