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Carcassonne Airport is the public airport that serves the city of Carcassonne and all the south of the Languedoc region where this is located. Besides of Carcassonne Airport, it also bears other names: Salvaza Airport, Carcassonne Salvaza Airport and Aeroport de Carcassonne en Pays Cathere. The airport opened in the 1990s and in present it has regular flight to Europe. In the last decade, Carcassonne Airport served about 370,000 people each year. If you have time to waste on the Carcassonne Airport, you should leave it and visit the city and its beautiful attractions. Between two flights on and from the Carcassonne Airport, you can relax by enjoying the spectacular city of Carcassonne.

Top Attractions within Carcassonne Airport

Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse is a national monument of France and a Carcassonne church. Until 1801, this was the cathedral of the city. It was built in the 11th century and enlarged in the 13th and 14th centuries. The interior of the church bears a typically Gothic style. If you want to visit it, you will need to leave the Carcassonne Airport only for a couple of hours.

Carcassonne Cathedral, also know as Cathedrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne is another church that you can visit between your flights. Instead of staying in the Carcassonne Airport, you could take a walk in the city center of Carcassonne and enjoy this amazing old building. It was built in the 13th century and in the early years of the 19th century is received a cathedral status.

Esprit de Sel is a wonderful shop located in the city center of Carcassonne, easy to reach from the Carcassonne Airport. If you want to buy something beautiful for your loved ones, head to 10, Rue de la Republique. The store has three rooms filled with Occitan fragrances and beauty products, most of them produced locally.