To use the materials of our region is an expression of love for that region and of an understanding of its culture and also a way of protecting its precious architectural heritage.

Grès de Carcassonne sandstone, a regional material, is the very soul of the architecture here in the Aude.

Its bronze patina enhances both our most splendid edifices and the simplest of workers' houses.

The medieval walled-city of Carcassonne and the Canal du Midi, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are particularly important examples along with which one should mention the modest narrow streets of our wine-producing villages.

Let's go discovering together...