Activities around

Ideally located between Carcassonne and Foix but also Mirepoix and Montsegur, camping La Regate gives you easy access to many places of discovery and points magnificent views..

Must, not to be missed

Towns and Cities Medieval

The medieval city of Carcassonne, a UNESCO World Heritage
The Bastide of Mirepoix, medieval town with its cathedral and timbered houses including its famous Maison des Consuls
The fortified village of Camon, a village of a hundred roses, built around a former Benedictine abbey
The City of Saint-Lizier, ancient Gallo-Roman city with its palace of the bishops, its cathedral and cloister

Castles and Churches

Castle of Montsegur,, "the" ultimate Cathar castle located to 1207 m altitude, Historical Monument
The Rock Church Vals, troglodyte church, sanctuary carved into the rock and Romanesque frescoes
Castle Roquefixade, resting on top of an impressive cliff, opposite the fortress of Montsegur.
The Château de Foix, iconic building built on a limestone rock
Puivert Castle, located in the building of Quercorb, countries Chalabre Aude
Castle Museum of Prehistory of Bélesta
Château de Lagarde, built in the eleventh century on a hill near Mirepoix

Caves and Rivers

Cave Niaux, famous Paleolithic cave that spans nearly two miles
Grotte du Mas d'Azil, the Mecca of prehistory, a real wonder of nature
La Lombrives Cave, the largest cave in Europe
Grotte de la Vache, refuge hunters Magdalenians
Subterranean River Labouiche, classified site, visit 60 meters underground...

Waterfalls and Fountains

Fountain Fontestorbes, intermittent fountain, and broadband, unique hydrological phenomenon in the world, near Bélesta
The site of Roquefort-les-Cascades, outstanding natural geological curiosity

Parks and Museums

Les Forges de Pyrene, discovery of the Ariege in the old museum of old crafts, iron and ages of life
The Prehistoric Park
Park for Bamboo, remarkable garden with its groomed trails

Paths and Trails

Labyrinthe Vert, near Nébias, magical nature trail through a maze of spectacular rock
Green Lane, former railroad became dirt road between Mirepoix and Lavelanet the path Filatiers is on foot, bike or horse

Nearby, you can visit the major attractions that abound Ariège and Aude, you walk in unusual places or hike along beautiful natural paths:: Cathar castles, medieval towns, caves, waterfalls, fountains, parks and museums...

To see and do

Carcassonne

Mirepoix

Montségur

Vals

Fontestorbes

Roquefixade

Camon

Roquefort-les-Cascades

Forges de Pyrène

Lagarde

Parc aux Bambous

Labyrinthe Vert