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The walls of Peyrepertuse on the rocky ridgeH. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Carcassonne

Château de Peyrepertuse, in the Corbières

Elongated Cathar fortress on a rocky ridge, 1 h 15 by car · 2 h · from €8 · 20-minute climb

InformationFrom €8 adult
From
€8 adult
Duration
2 h
Season
All year; not in strong wind
Who it's for
From age 7 with shoes that grip

The fortress occupies an entire rocky ridge in the Corbières, south of Carcassonne. From the car park it is about a twenty-minute walk up, and at the top you walk through the two enclosures and up the Saint Louis staircase to the highest point. An adult ticket costs from €8 in 2026. In strong wind it is closed or dangerous. Combine it with Quéribus on the same day.

As a familyWith teenagers

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