If the sights of Carcassonne leave you wanting a taste of traditional accommodation, Chateau de Siran, which lies among the vineyards of the regional park of Haut Languedoc, is a 16th century country house with oodles of elegance.
It has vaulted walls, high ceilings and a remarkable renaissance sandstone staircase.
The rooms are light and airy with frescoes in Tuscan style paintings as well as mod cons. The hotel also holds wine workshops that take guests through the best wines of the region.
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