Region · South

Occitânia

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Destinations

1 destination in Occitânia

2 cities

Carcassonne and Toulouse

Cities

2 cities in Occitânia in the guide

Occitânia Capital

Toulouse

Toulouse, capital of Occitanie, is nicknamed ville rose because of the brique foraine, the clay brick that gives a pinkish hue to the old centre. It has the Basilique Saint-Sernin, the Capitole on the Place du Capitole and the Couvent des Jacobins, and is home to Airbus, with the Cité de l'espace and the Aeroscopia museum. The Garonne and the Canal du Midi cross the city.

Occitânia

Carcassonne

Carcassonne has two parts: the Cité, the medieval walled town on top of the hill, with the Château comtal and the Basilique Saint-Nazaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Bastide Saint-Louis, the lower town with the Place Carnot. Between them flow the Aude River, crossed by the Pont-Vieux, and the Canal du Midi. In the surrounding mountains are the castles of Lastours, Peyrepertuse and Quéribus.