Budget €100/day/person comfort: 3* Bastide hotel €80-150/night, Cité lunch €20-30/person, traditional dinner €30-50, Comtal Château entry €9.50. In the Cité: €130-250/night (3-4*), €250-450/night Hôtel de la Cité MGallery (palace). Access: TGV Paris-Carcassonne 6h (change Narbonne), Ryanair flight to CCF from London/Dublin. Free parking outside (Pont Vieux), 10 min walk up to the Narbonne Gate.

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