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Arrival and information
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Arriving by
train
, you'll find yourself in the
ville basse
on the north bank of the Canal du Midi at the northern limits of the town. To reach the
town centre
from the train station, cross the canal bridge by an oval lock, pass the Jardin ChAİnier and follow rue ClAİmenceau, which will take you through the central
place Carnot
and out to the exterior boulevard on the southern side of town (a fifteen-minute walk).
The gare routiA?re
is on boulevard de Varsovie on the northwest side of town, south of the canal, while the
airport
(tel 04.68.25.04.53) lies just west of the city, on the #7 bus route (15min; 7.50F/a?Ĵ1.14).
The
tourist office
is at 15 bd Camille-Pelletan (July & Aug daily 9am-6pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 9am-12.15pm & 2-6.30pm; tel 04.68.10.24.30, fax 04.68.10.24.38,
www.tourisme.fr/carcassonne
), at the end of square Gambetta, where the main road from Montpellier enters the town across the Pont-Neuf and the River Aude. There's also an annexe (daily 9am-6pm) just inside the main gate to the medieval CitAİ, Porte Narbonnaise. For information on the
Cathars
, consult the Centre National d'A?tudes Cathares, 53 rue de Verdun (tel 04.68.47.24.66), while local bookshops offer plenty of Cathar literature and souvenir picture books, some in English. Other useful information
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France,
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