Private Guided Tour Of The City Of Carcassonne

Julien was interesting and informative. This was a 75 minutes tour of the fortress at Carcassonne, no where else. Expected more.

Julian was amazing. We asked to provide us medieval history information and he did just that. The private tour was great!

Julian was great. Very knowledgeable and we enjoyed the tour a lot! The castle was fun to walk around and it had lots of shops and restaurants. Learned a lot from julien.

Very informative - we particularly liked the quirky stories told by our guide about the citadel. Very accessible and his English was excellent. We would highly recommend it!

Julien was our knowledgeable tour guide, who spoke perfect English and provided an amazing amount of history of the castle. My husband and I enjoyed this private tour and Julien’s stories of the previous occupants of the castle and city of Carcassonne. Highly recommended!

I highly Recommend Julien.His storytelling and information on the medieval cite of Carcassonne was first rate. He was friendly and created a picture of life in the cite across the centuries of history. We walked at a relaxed pace both outside and inside the castle/fortification walls.This private tour is a must do.

Extremely knowledgeable with solid historical fact about the building of the castle , cathedral and defensive walls. Also excellent detail of the history of the inhabitants and role in history of the empires. Would highly recommend. 2 hours was thorough and enjoyable. The tour was catered to adults.

Guide was informative and engaged. We learned a lot about Carcasonne's history. His accent was heavy but we understood almost all of what he was telling us. Recommended.

Morgane, our tour guide, provided us with an information-packed walking tour through the walled city of carcassonne. Her knowledge of the history was extensive and her enthusiasm was infectious. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and left with a more thorough understanding of the history and geography of this fascinating area. We would highly recommend booking a tour with Morgane!

Wonderful tour, Julien is very knowledgeable and a wonderful guide. Flexible with our special requests and patient with our questions. Loved it and would highly recommend.

Julien was great , personable and very knowledgeable. He pointed out so many events and made the tour so interesting . The tour is an MUST especially when visiting Carcassone .

Thomas was very knowledgeable and informative , it was cold and windy day but Thomas kept it interesting for us

Lydia was fabulous! Extremely informative, passionate about the history of the town, answered all our questions. We learned a ton about both the history and architecture of Carcassonne, which made the visit so much more interesting.

A great storyteller we could have listened to all day - brought the towns history alive, kept us entertained

We had our tour with Lydia of Carcassonne. She was full of historical information about the fortress and fun anecdotes. We walked around much of the area and she pointed out small details that we wouldn’t have noticed on our own. Highly recommend this tour.

This was a very exciting tour with a great guide. He had interesting stories to share and was very good in explaining how the fortress was built.

Our guide was punctual and very knowledgeable told interesting stories and was able to accommodate a wide age range 6 - 48 years old

Personally tailored, very knowledgeable and interesting. All dates and sieges, history of the basilica. Fascinating.

Very enjoyable and educational tour. Guide was very knowledgeable about the construction and history of the old city and made it very interesting for all of us. Highly recommend.

Very informative, Julian did a fantastic job describing the historical significance of Carcassonne! We had a great time.

Very informative and entertaining guide. He knew a lot about the history of France as well as the local history.

Our guide, Julian, was prompt, friendly and very knowledgeable about Carcassonne. As we toured the grounds and the cathedral, Julian gave a very engaging lecture on the history of the city, and included many interesting anecdotes. It was a fascinating hour and a half!

In 2022, I took a private solo tour with Julien regarding the defenses of the Fortress of Carcassonne. He was a wonderful guide so when I decided in the Spring of 2024 to spend a little over a week in Cather Country, I contacted Julien and we worked together on an itinerary which included many of the small towns, fortresses, chateaus in the area of Carcassonne, Toulouse, Narbonne and the Pyrennes near Perpignan. Out of the 8 days I was in the area, Julien took me for 4 full day tours. It was a wonderful tour. He is so knowledgeable and personable. I learned so much about the area. A tour is really the way to go as it is a difficult area to find these gems in the countryside like Lastours, Queribus, etc. We went to so many historic sights, and saw magnificent views. Our itinerary included Frontfroide Abbey, Lagrasse village and abbey, Albi, the Toulouse-Latrec museum, Cordes Sur Ciel, Renness le Chateau and Collioure. Each one more interesting and more beautiful than the other. Or at least it seemed that way! The countryside is amazing and it was wonderful to be with someone so familiar with the cities and countryside and learn the history of the area as you are riding from place to place and then of course a detailed commentary of the destinations. I highly recommend Julien for a tour whether it is for an hour or multi day. He is a great tour companion and I had a really good time and learned a lot.

A fun and informative tour. We never caught the name of our guide and he was excellent. He shared a lot of details of the design and operation of the citadel as a defense system. Also shared regional factual history and tales. Well worth the time and money.

Our guide was on time to the meeting point and began with a history of the citadel as well as some entertaining tales. He showed us the details of the fortification and defense features and led us through parts we would not normally have found. His passion for the history of the castle was contagious

Couldn't praise this tour highly enough. My only real problem is that I have been so long in posting a review! Anna proved to be a knowledgeable guide, well versed in the history of Carassonne, and fluent in English. Would definitely visit the region again.

Guide gave great information about the history of Carcassonne. The guided tour was well worth the money!

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He focused on the history of Carcassonne and added in some interesting legends. If you like history and medieval stuff, this is the tour for you.

Fantastic tour with Francois. He was so knowledgeable and interesting. And we learnt so much about beautiful Carcassone. He was patient when we were taking so many photos of the fabulous architecture and views! Pere t length of tour and just the right level of detail and humour! Thoroughly recommend!

Our guide was extremely well informed and was patient with our questions and added a nice amount of entertaining anecdotes to the historical talk on our tour. A fascinating place to visit. We learnt a lot.

Truly enjoyed our private tour with Juliene. He was incredibly knowledgeable with so many educational stories. Nice guy and we highly recommend!

Anna was great, knowledgeable, friendly and upbeat. We greatly enjoyed our tour and highly recommend her!

We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed our private tour in spite of the rain. Our guide was very knowledgeable and I highly recommend the tour!

Julien asked what we were interested in and we said History! Boy he knew the history of this walled town backwards and forwards! We learned so much while listening to his informative and humorous tales of Carcassonne. We enjoyed this walking tour very much and recommend it to everyone.

Our guide, Julian, was very knowledgeable and a great guide. We would highly recommend him to anyone.

We loved our tour with Julian, he was able to cater to the mixture of a ages in our group and made the whole experience really fun and enjoyable

Julien is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, personable and good fun. My only feedback woukd be to check the length of the tour. There was a mix up with that but not Julien’s fault. A great experience overall..

A very knowledgeable and engaging guide. Just as advertised. Well worth the time & cost. A good way to start at Carcassonne.

Julien did a great job of explaining the history, construction and legends of Carcassonne. We appreciate his flexibility and efforts to answer all our questions.

Our French speaking guide was very knowledgable and entertaining. We found out so much more about the history of Carcassonne and the "inside story" about the people who affected its moments of peace and struggle. It made the visit to this beautiful town so much more meaningful! Thank you!

Our tour with Julien was amazing. We learned a lot about Carcassonne and Julien was a great story teller!

Julien was a fantastic guide for our trip to Carcassonne. So knowledgeable, informative, fun and engaging. Everything you want from a historical tour. Highly recommended. Thanks again Julian

Had read about this beautiful place and so happy to have visited. The guide was very knowledgeable. A must see if in France.

Julian, our guide, was both knowledgeable and engaging. Carcassonne has a fascinating history and we feel that we learned much about it in a fun and interesting way. With the knowledge we now have, we would recommend Carcassonne, this tour and our guide to our friends and family.

Really enjoyed my tour, great insight into the history of the cite of carcassonne. Would highly recommend

Our best guided tour out of the five we had on this holiday! Julien is a knowledgeable and engaging guide - good at facts and detail but also little stories to keep younger and less interested visitors engaged! Carcasonne is a beautiful town but you need a guide like Julien to fully appreciate it, would go again!

We met with Julien in front of the entrance de la cité where we started listening to the tale of how Carcassonne got its name. Not going to spoil it here. Anyway, Julien continued to tell the stories around the city's history and architecture lively adding fun facts and a smile. We had such a wonderful time and can only recommend to take the tour with Julien. Thanks so much.

Julian's Tour was excellent! He Was very patient with our kids and the fact we had a stroller wagon. I really could not have asked for a more informed and enthusiastic guide.

Julian was wonderful; we missed our bus and he waited for us. We learned so much about the Cathars which is fascinating. He is an excellent story teller. He brought history alive for us.