Top Things to do in Aude
Top Hotels in Aude
- 1. Hotel de la Cite Carcassonne-MGallery
- 2. Hotel Montmorency Cite Medievale
- 3. Hotel du Pont Vieux
- 4. Hotel La Bastide Saint Martin
- 5. Hotel du Chateau "Cite Medievale de Carcassonne
- 6. Hotel du Pont Vieux
- 7. SOWELL Hotels Les Chevaliers
- 8. Hotel Campanile Carcassonne Est - La Cite
- 9. Hotel La Residence
- 10. Ibis Styles Carcassonne La Cite
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10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Aude That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Aude, France including O'Vineyards, Vinaigrerie Cyril Codina, Cocoa & Grapes - Chocolate and Wine Tasting Food Tours, Coucou Limoux, Abbaye de Fontfroide, Musee De L'ecole, Gouffre Geant de Cabrespine, le Moulin a Papier de Brousses, Grotte de Limousis, Chateau de Peyrepertuse.
Restaurants in Aude
1. O'Vineyards
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 563 reviews
WINERY TOUR and WINE TASTING with the WINEMAKER himself! No snobs allowed!... You can walk around the winery and learn how we make our wines, all with a glass in your hand... BUY our FINE WINES to go or have them shipped direct to you. STAY with us in our luxurious double room, Breakfast included. Fine Wines, Delicious meals, Fabulous views, Rooms in the middle of the vines! Nestled in the vines Domaine O'Vineyards in sight of the Medieval castle ramparts of Carcassonne features gorgeous views of the Black Mountains and the Pyrénées, is about 10 minutes from Carcassonne's airport.
Reviewed By pa0lin01975 - Turin, Italy
We had an excellent experience with Joe e Liz. We really loved their hospitality. They welcomed us in their house, surrounded by vineyards, with a glass of good wine and, above all, with their smiles. The apartment was large clean and well equipped, the night was so quiet.. and the breakfast wonderful! We felt at home during all our stay there and joe and Liz cuddled us and our son.. In the afternoon joe showed us his activity through the vineyards and the cellar and in the evening Liz served us a fabulous dinner! We enjoyed the dinner and the company. We suggest this place to everyone!!! Thank you Liz and Joe Paolo, Barbara e Matteo
2. Vinaigrerie Cyril Codina
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 275 reviews
Cyril, the owner, and his team will share the passion of vinegar with you : he is a wine and vinegar maker. More than 60 traditional products (vinegars, wines, olive oils, and aperitifs) will lead you to unexpected tasting, such as a candied fig balsamic vinegar, or an olive oil, pressed from fermented olives and which is rarely produced in France. A treat for the eyes and the tastebuds, for the whole family !
Reviewed By ruthrees - Ireland, null
Firstly, congratulations on being one of the very few shops open in Lagrasse on a rather miserable January weekday. Secondly, thank you for your amazingly cool shop, and your warm welcome - very informative but with no sales push. I asked you about what vinegar to use with chips!! On your recommendation we ended up buying the 15 year aged vinegar and it is fabulous! We will definitely be back to try your other flavoured vinegars and your balsamic vinegars, all of which look amazing. Thank you, we really enjoyed our visit.
3. Cocoa & Grapes - Chocolate and Wine Tasting Food Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 239 reviews
Half day, morning, leisurely paced, no hills, Walking Food Tour lasting approximately 4.5 hours for those 18 years and older. The tours are not family oriented. Advanced booking is preferred. Please book ahead whenever possible. We visit and support local small producers. The shops we visit are open Tuesday to Saturday, therefore, these are the days we offer our walking Tasting Tour - Tuesday to Saturday. The Cocoa & Grapes Food Tours start at 09:00am and finish at approximately 1:30pm. Food Tours are offered in English only and include tasting exquisite hand made chocolates and local artisanal wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon, now part of Occitanie. Experience pairing fine chocolate with luscious wine, while hearing some fascinating stories of Carcassonne and the region thrown in for fun. There is a two person minimum for Food Tours to operate.
4. Coucou Limoux
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 126 reviews
Coucou Limoux is a craft workshop/gift shop in centre ville Limoux. Classes are held in both English & French. If you're visiting , small, lightweight projects can be arranged! As an official stockist of Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan, Merrilees also runs full and half day Chalk Paint™ workshops. Come buy artwork, jewellery, leather bags furniture, home decor, nick-knacks, gifts & more!
Reviewed By W6971XEhelenc
This is a lovely shop in Limoux, full of so many interesting and unique options for gifts or treating yourself! Definitely worth popping in and getting lost in all the options for a while, you'll definitely find something worth taking home!
5. Abbaye de Fontfroide
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,112 reviews
Open all year long. Visits, Restaurant, Wines, Concerts...
Reviewed By chaletaria
Beautiful abbey just outside Narbonne (you need transport). In an excellent state of repair and an informative leaflet (although the downloadable PDF is better- available French, English, Spanish). The cloisters are interesting, as are the gardens, but the piece de resistance is the church with its incredible stained glass windows. We came back in the evening to watch the light show (10-midnight). We were concerned that we would just see everything again, but in the evening, but the show was completely different and an excellent evening experience. The beautifully done show in the tour d’honneur/ courtyard (french only) was the highlight, as was a nice light show in the Louis XIV courtyard. Not too expensive (unless you opt for their meal+show, which we didn’t).
6. Musee De L'ecole
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By irishmick2018 - Dublin, Ireland
Really enjoyed this visit.OK you might say it’s just a school and you would be correct at that but it’s a walk back in time to see what a French school looked and felt like way back. A really interesting little museum very quaint and quite a bit of history to it in relation to world war 2. Well worth a visit
7. Gouffre Geant de Cabrespine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 637 reviews
In the depths of the Black Mountain, steadily, patiently, over thousands of years, water has hollowed out an immense cavern. You can tour the giant cavern quite safely using the panoramic walkway. The background and the lighting effects make it a spectacle like no other.
8. le Moulin a Papier de Brousses
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 219 reviews
A 30 minutes au nord de Carcassonne (Aude), Venez decouvrir la Magie du Papier! Dans le dernier moulin a papier en activite du Languedoc. Chaque jour, des feuilles de papier sortent de l'atelier de fabrication, papier a base de chiffons, crottin d'elephant, rafles de raisins, posidonie ... L'atelier produit ainsi de nombreux articles de correspondance et attirent graveurs, peintres, typographes, editeurs... Creation a la demande. Visite commentee (1 heure) sur l'histoire du papier et sa fabrication, les machines anciennes (piles hollandaises, meuleton) et les moteurs hydrauliques (roue a augets, turbine). Demonstration de fabrication de papier a la forme a main. Ateliers Decouverte pour tous : Apres la visite, initiation a la fabrication, dans l'atelier, enfants et adultes peuvent realiser a la forme a main leurs feuilles de papier filigranees qu'ils emportent apres la seance. Atelier d'impression en monotype (Atelier Traces) Boutique : cartes de correspondance, faire-part, livre d'or, papier aquarelle, gravure...
9. Grotte de Limousis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 365 reviews
A very beautiful cave With 7 rooms, préhistoric artefacts in entrance, lot of spéléothems, two lakes and lot of Aragonite cristal in yhe last rooms.
Reviewed By silverfox1942 - Stourbridge, United Kingdom
You will need a car as the cave complex is quite remote although there may be organised trips from Carcassonne. The caverns are beautifully lit and extensive. The formations are colorful and interesting and our guide was excellent combining information and humour in French English and Italian (he might have had more languages for all I know!) There is a Son et Lumiere show at the end of the tour which is breathtaking. We were in the caves for almost 1 hour. Well recommended.
10. Chateau de Peyrepertuse
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 974 reviews
Reviewed By SuzInDenver - Denver, United States
It’s a short trek to the rocky top but it totally pays off. There are lots of the castle ruins to explore plus 360 gorgeous views in several spots. Take water and a snack. It was really windy at the top so not the best for a full on picnic. There is an entrance fee, but we thought it was worth it.
