Aude is a department in Occitanie, France.

Towns and villages

Towns

• 1 Carcassonne
• 2 Limoux
• 3 Narbonne

Villages

• 4 Alaigne — a small picturesque village offering a great place to base an exploration of the Cathar country
• 5 Bize Minervois
• 6 Rennes-le-Château
• 7 Talairan
• 8 Tuchan

See

Châteaux

• 1 Château de Quéribus, Cucugnan. Ruined castle (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 Château de Peyrepertuse, Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse. Ruined Cathar castle in the Pyrénées mountains. (updated Feb 2018)

Abbeys

• 3 Abbaye de Fontfroide, Narbonne. (updated Feb 2018)
• 4 Abbaye de Lagrasse, Lagrasse. (updated Feb 2018)
• Abbaye St. Hillaire, Saint-Hilaire. (updated Feb 2018)

Itineraries

The GR 36 partly traverses the Aude.

Do

Wine tasting. The Departement is full of vineyards, and most chateau offer a no-obligation, free wine tasting session.