Maison Juliette

Carcassonne

Carcassonne is a city of 50,000 people located in southwest France, 45 minutes from Mediterranean beaches, 1 hour from the Pyrenees, and 1.5 hours from the Spanish border. Over 3 million people visit Carcassonne each year.

Climate

Carcassonne's climate is beautiful all year, with 300 days/year of sunshine, an average annual temperature of 14°C and just 600mm (23 inches) of annual rainfall, mostly in the form of afternoon showers.

Here's what to expect for each season:

• Dec-Mar: high temperatures of 10-14°C (50-58°F), occasional frost at night, sunshine 40% of daylight hours, and 18 days/month without any rain.
• Apr-May: high temperatures of 17-20°C (62-68°F), sunshine about half the daylight hours and 16-18 days/month without any rain.
• June-Sep: high temperatures of 24-28°C (75-82°F), cooling to 13-16°C (55-60°F) at night, sunshine more than half the day and 20-23 days/month without any rain.
  
• Oct-Nov: high temperatures of 14-20°C (58-68°F), sunshine about half the daylight hours, and 19 days/month without any rain.
  

Getting There

The three most popular routes to arrive in Carcassonne:

1. Fly RyanAir from Brussels, London (Stanstead) or other UK airports directly to Carcassonne international airport.
   
2. Fly to Toulouse and either rent a car or take the 1-hour train to Carcassonne.
3. Fly to Paris and reserve a sleeping berth on the overnight train to Carcassonne. You'll arrive fresh and rested the next morning.
   

Maison Juliette is just 3 km from the airport and 700m from the train station.

Maison Juliette

Maison Juliette is located in the centre of Carcassonne, midway between the medieval walled Cité and the Bastide St. Louis, Carcassonne's commercial centre.

No car is required - all the attractions of the city  are  steps from Maison Juliette. See our annotated Google map.

La Cité de Carcassonne, the largest fortified medieval citadel in Europe and Carcassonne's #1 tourist destination, is just 1km walk from Maison Juliette. The riverbank, with its beautiful walking paths offering views of the Cité, is only 100m from the house. 

The Canal du Midi, the most popular pleasure waterway in Europe, is also just 500m from Maison Juliette. 

Place Carnot, Carcassonne's central square, is a 1km walk from Maison Juliette.

Numerous restaurants and bakeries are within a 500m walk. An internet cafe is within 300m; the post office is 400m, and several ATMs are within 500m. The train station is a 700m walk.