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Carcassonne 's UNESCO Walls: A Smartphone Audio Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Price is $30 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Explore Medieval Carcassonne at your own pace with this audio tour, without joining a group. This self-guided walking tour was written and narrated by historian James McDonald — real storytelling, not AI narration — with offline GPS, so no signal or data is needed. Perfect for history lovers, families, and independent travellers who'd rather go it alone.

• Spot the “killing zones” where enemies were trapped besieging the city
• Walk the medieval walls from Roman foundations through the Cathar era
• Narrated by James McDonald, a British historian specialising in the Languedoc
• Offline GPS-triggered audio with turn-by-turn directions
• Go at your own pace over 150 minutes, with unlimited use before and after your visit

Once booked, you'll get a code under “Before You Go.” Install the VoiceMap app, enter it, follow directions to the start, pop in your headphones, and tap start.

Activity location

  • Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

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Carcassonne 's UNESCO Walls: A Smartphone Audio Tour in English

  • Earn $0.90
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • Opening hours: Sun 12:00am-11:59pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$29.99 x 1 Adult$29.99
Total
Price is $29.99

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Works completely offline once downloaded
  • Inclusions
    In-depth history of Carcassonne's UNESCO defense walls
  • Inclusions
    Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Inclusions
    VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone and headphones
  • Exclusions
    Transportation
  • Exclusions
    Food and drink
  • Exclusions
    Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Exclusions
    Live guide not included

Know before you book

    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.

Activity itinerary

La Cité Médiévale (Pass by)

This self-guided audio tour takes place around the medieval city of Carcassonne.

Buste De Dame Carcas (Pass by)

On this tour, you'll see the Buste de Dame Carcas (a sculpture of Lady Carcas) and tell you the story of how she saved the city from Charlemagne.

Porte Narbonnaise (Pass by)

As you enter the city through Porte Narbonnaise (Narbonne Gate, you’ll begin following the wall, which encircles the old city. Along the way, you’ll also learn about the Cathars who flourished here in the twelfth century, the crusade launched against them, and some of the sieges that took place here.

Walls of Carcassonne (Pass by)

As you follow the wall around the city, you'll learn about medieval warfare and locate the various “kill zones” that enemies risked finding themselves trapped in when attempting to siege the city.

Chateau et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne (Pass by)

You'll take in the impressive and almost century-old Château et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne, also known as the Château Comtal, where the castle meets the wall and its surrounding defenses.

Chateau et Remparts de la Cite de Carcassonne (Pass by)

You'll take in the impressive and almost century-old Château et Remparts de la Cité de Carcassonne, also known as the Château Comtal, where the castle meets the wall and its surrounding defenses.

Monument Jean-Pierre Cros-Mayrevieille (Pass by)

You'll gaze upon the monument de la Jean Pierre Cros Mayrevieille, a doctor of law, a historian and an Inspector of Historic Monuments who saved the city from ruin.

Basilique Saint Nazaire (Pass by)

On this two-hour tour, you won’t just trace the walls of Carcassonne, you’ll also venture into its centre through various gates including the Aude, Nazaire, and Toulouse Gates, and see the Church of Saints Nazaire and Celse, the city’s two patron saints.

Location

Activity location

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    Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Buste de Dame Carcas
    • 11000, Carcassonne, Occitanie, France

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