This post is about charming Bed & Breakfast rooms available in Carcassonne. Obviously, I’d love for you to come and stay with me at O’Vineyards B&B, but we’re not very close to the castle.  So if you like slurping red wine and you’re going to have a car, you can come sleep at our place. [...]

La Barbacane Place Auguste Pierre Pont 11000 Carcassonne France 04 68 71 98 71 Make a reservation online or by calling. Thursdays to Mondays from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Closed in February. Less than 20 minutes from O’Vineyards.  (includes time for parking outside the castle and walking to the restaurant) Price range: 100+ € [...]

I toured the restaurant and cellar at La Barbacane, the main restaurant in l’Hotel de la Cité.  This is one of the big attractions at the medieval castle of Carcassonne.  It’s a huge treat because this Michelin-starred restaurant is a landmark in one of France’s most visited monuments! Georges Gracia, the sommelier and restaurant manager [...]

Hey everybody!! My Flip UltraHD came in the mail. I’m really excited. This camera is gorgeous. I celebrated by traveling to Carcassonne and shooting everything I could including this pensive pigeon. I will do a lot of random picture posts to share the vineyard and the region with you.  Hopefully they won’t all be Nouveau [...]