Hôtel de la Cité is built inside the walls of Carcassonne, Europe’s largest fortified citadel, where each stone is a mute witness to its romantic past. Set between two historic landmarks, the Château Comtal and the gothic Saint-Nazaire Basilica, the hotel is surrounded by glorious gardens. Built in 1909 on the site of the Episcopalian Palace, it has recently undergone a major renovation to restore it to its former glory. It remains today a favorite hideaway for Europe’s elite. The hotel’s ground floor is listed by the French National Conservation Trust. All rooms are individually decorated, most overlook the gardens and ramparts, and several have balconies or terraces. At the Hotel de la Cite you will truly experience the feeling of how they lived it up in the old days.