 The
Da Vinci Code has placed the village of Rennes le Chateau
(detailed article) firmly
on the tourist circuit.You'll find the village about 15 minutes
drive from Quillan on the Carcassonne road.
Not so long ago, there was one relatively
small car park which would have held at most 20 cars yet when we
went recently we found a stream of car park signs starting about
a mile before the village. However, the main rush of tourists
following the release of the film has now died down so even on a
public holiday there weren't the crowds that these car parks
anticipate.
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medieval villages of 
Even small villages such as
contain their surprises such as this Ro
man aqueduct near Ansignan. Alet Les Bains, where Nostradamus was born
in this little house on the corner of Place de la Republic on
December 14th, 1503. There is quite a sizeable section of
half-timbered houses remaining in the town plus the remains of the
abbey.
The larger towns of the area are generally built on the remains
of much older settlements and many retain some remnants of their
past such as the uncovered Roman road in the centre of
Narbonne.