Easter in Carcassonne

The brightly coloured carousel is up and running in front of the Jacobins Gate, (18th century) and Carcassonne is beginning to buzz as the holiday season fast approaches. The blossom is out on the trees along the River Aude scattering pretty delicate petals on the pathways and the fresh young green shoots are appearing on [...]

Festival de Carcassonne 2011

I’ve been enjoying a leisurely chocolat chaud in Place Carnot with my lovely 2b this afternoon. We basked in the sun raising our faces to the warm rays, not bad for the 3rd March. These early spring days really lift the spirits. Suddenly he leant forward excitedly. ‘The line up for the Festival de Carcassonne [...]