Free tours a Carcassonne

I love my history tours and this one is very informative and interesting, it made us understand the bit of history we knew about WW2 in this area more and gave us plenty of new information. Great tour guide we would recommend.

Paul was an excellent guide, who came well-prepared with a good knowledge of national and local history . He was very engaging and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

Even though it was just the two of us and Paul, it went really well, everything was very enjoyable, and we learned a lot. Paul is a charismatic and very patient person!

Paul is an excellent guide, he gave us lots of background information and interesting facts regarding WW2. He then discussed the role various residents of Carcassonne played and tied it all together by visiting various locations in the city.

Paul was great! Super recommended 🙌

Paul is enthusiastic with a wealth of knowledge. Excellent tour

Highly recommended, Paul makes the tour fun and interesting in equal measure. We visited lots of pertinent sites and the explanations were pitched just right. Thanks Paul.

Very well planned and organised tour. Great use of archive photos matched with real locations.

A very enjoyable tour, well done Paul 👌

Paul ist ein toller Guide! Er kommt ursprünglich aus London und spricht daher perfekt Englisch und man konnte ihn super verstehen! :)

Very well organised, extremely informative, interactive, super! Thank you Paul

Paul knows his stuff!😁 Lovely gentleman with excellent diction, so easy to understand, even over barking dogs and low flying aircraft! We toured the lower town then after the tour walked to the old cite.

We both felt this tour was very interesting and informative reminding us of the personal risks and support certain individuals gave to assist France during its time of great need. It gave us a wider insight to the City of Carcassonne and just the castle, worth your time in doing this tour, recommended 👍

Paul certainly knows his stuff. He had lots of information and the photos were an added bonus to add some personal interest. It was a very hot day so Paul made the most of the shade available. He is obviously passionate about this history of carcassonne.

Paul was very knowledgeable, kept everyone engaged, his print outs made storylines super manageable and had a good balance of local and general history. We would definitely recommend!!

Very moving tour, not what you expect to do in Carcassonne but something you should do.

Carcassonne is known for its medieval fortress, while the lower city (la Bastide) is normally outside of the spotlight. Paul grabs that spotlight, carries it across a few centuries, and drops it on several locations in the lower city during the World War II period. For me, it was the perfect complement to the more popular medieval sights - I now feel as if I know a whole other side of Carcassonne that I would have never gotten to experience otherwise. Paul has a very engaging way of transporting you through time, with the use of original pictures and key locations, and introducing powerful stories of ordinary Carcassonnians grappling with big "H" history. This walking tour is clearly a labour of love and Paul's passion for history is infectious. 100% recommend!

Fascinating stories that bring WW2 to light in this region. See “hidden” WW2 landmarks! Well researched and engaging. Carcassone is more than the old Cité!

Well worth it! Paul has a great knowledge of Carcassone history during WW2 and offered lots of interesting insights into the life in the region.

Paul was very knowledgeable, and encouraged questions as we went. He shared a lot of knowledge about how WW2 impacted the local area, from day to day life to national politics and told great stories about local people.

Paul was an amazing guide. A set of pictures and his brilliant stories accompanied us through Carcassonne in the Second World War. Two and a half hours of great narratives and very interesting historical figures. Would 100% recommend!

The walk was amusing and informative. Paul really brought the history to life with stories of real people and real situations. It was well researched and presented with enthusiasm and gentle humour.

It was interesting and fun

Had a wonderful time with Paul who explained to us all the history around WW2. Learnt a lot of cool things! Definitely recommend it !

Paul is a really human and kind person, he made a really good job by speaking in a way we could easily understand both the history and the language as we are not English. Paul makes the tour ludic, playful and interesting. We had to leave before the tour ended but we really wanted to stay. Thanks to Paul for showing us every little detail of Carcassonne, it’s a fulfilling experience.