Self-guided tour

The classic tour! Discover the monuments at your own pace.

Visite libre Carcassonne 764x764

  • Purchase in advance or at the ticket office for groups of 20 paying adults or more, or with no minimum number of people for groups supervised by a tourism professional

    From January to May 2025: €11.50 per person (for 20 paying adults or more)
    From June 2025 to Septembre 2025: €16,50 per person (for 20 paying adults or more)
    From Octobre 2025 to March 2026: €11.50 per person (for 20 paying adults or more)

    Free for under-18s and 18-25s (EU nationals and legal residents), excluding groups.

  • tour documents available in French, English, Spanish, German and Italian

  • Every day

  • E-ticketing pro

Presentation

Take the tour at your own pace and discover the monument freely, the courtyards of the castle, the covered walkway and its hoardings, the lapidary repository, the west rampart with its panoramic views over the town, the bastide and the Pyrenees!

Payment methods

  • Payment at the monument ticket office by credit card, cheque or cash, Monuments Passport
  • Payment in advance by credit card, cheque or bank transfer using the advance ticket service

Practical information

Individual visit:

  • Come to the monument during opening hours

Group visits:

  • Booking is compulsory. Please contact the monument's reservations department
  • Your group may be accompanied by its own guide. To do so, the guide must have a valid professional guide's card and be wearing the badge authorising him or her to lead the tour.

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