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Château Comtal is a window into France’s royal and medieval past. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Château Comtal
At the heart of the Cité de Carcassonne — the greatest fortified medieval city in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage site — the Château Comtal is the inner castle, a fortress within a fortress. The vast Cité, encircled by a double ring of walls studded with 52 towers, rises like a vision from the Middle Ages above the town and vineyards of the Aude, famously restored in the 19th century by the architect Viollet-le-Duc. The Château Comtal, the former residence of the viscounts of Carcassonne, guards the citadel with its own walls and towers, and offers access to the ramparts walk with superb views. Magnificent, spectacular and unique, the Cité de Carcassonne and its Château Comtal offer an unforgettable journey into the medieval world, one of the most iconic and essential monuments in all of France.