The time of an unusual visit led by a guide in period costume, discover the city of Carcassonne otherwise with Epok’Tour. It is a real journey to the heart of history that awaits you!
Unmissable fortress of the department of Aude and Occitania, the city of Carcassonne is a unique medieval ensemble. Every year, millions of visitors explore this ancient city, which, along its walls, keeps traces of the many times that have been crossed for nearly 2,500 years. A real human-sized history book!
A site that gathers so many times and anecdotes must be visited so as to understand its most buried secrets... Without forgetting to let you be charmed by the medieval and timeless atmosphere that reigns there. With Epok’ Tour, discover the city of Carcassonne differently, through unique and unusual visits that make you the promise to carry you straight to the heart of history.
So get ready to go for a real journey in the past. Between a visit to immersion in the Middle Ages and the epic history of the Crusades, or discovering the ancient past of Carcassonne, small and large will be marvelled!
Presentation of the Epok’ Tour platform
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In order to get out of the scheme of traditional guided tours, Epok’ Tour offers you to discover or even rediscover many cities in France through a dynamic and interactive tour format. The aim is to highlight the French historical heritage through stories and anecdotes contrated in an immersive and original way.
So go to discover the secrets of the past under the wing of your guide. Dressed with a carefully crafted costume according to the rules of the time, it will embody a character of a light period of the place you have chosen to visit. An immersion in the ancient times that allows you to discover places in charge of History in a playful way through these contrated or theatricalised visits.
A small business that emerged during the fall of 2020, Epok’ Tour integrates the dimension of sustainable tourism by highlighting the local economy. Indeed, the proposed visits are carried out by local and passionate guides. Epok’Tour seeks to improve their visibility and facilitate the user experience by allowing travellers to find these visits near their homes on the same website by combining these visits with daytime costume guides on the same platform.
Thus, more than 30 tours of choice are available in France. You can locate them directly on the Epok’ website Tour with an interactive map. In small groups, some visits are also possible in private, English or even Spanish.
Tour of Carcassonne during the Crusades
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Visit the Narbonnaise Gate to begin this unusual visit in the city of Carcassonne. Accompanied by your guide, you then enter in total immersion in the Middle Ages and in the epic history of the Crusades. So get ready for a trip in the past to explore the city of Carcassonne in the 13th century.
Throughout the visit your guide will embody Alban, a royal soldier who grew up in the time of the Crusades. At the service of King Saint-Louis, Alban is also witness to the transformation of Carcassonne into a royal fortress. Between anecdotes and adventures, he will tell you his knowledge while rebounding on the remarks of the group. In addition, the visit allows you to discover several points of interest of the site such as its walls, the surroundings of the castle or the Saint-Nazaire Basilica.
This unusual visit of Carcassonne in the time of the Crusades gives you an appointment 10:30 or 5.30 p.m. . The trip will carry you during the 1:30 alongside your costume guide. This one promises you a conterated journey that comes out of the too rigid visit scheme. Indeed, interaction with the group is privileged to allow everyone to participate in this unforgettable experience. Finally, this visit is also accessible to persons with reduced mobility on request.
Visit rates:
- Adult rate: 15€;
- Reduced rate (Students, job seekers, social minima): 10€;
- Young people (from 13 to 17 years old): 7€;
- Children (from 6 to 12 years old): 5€;
- Children (less than 6 years): free.
Good to know: the visit is carried out in small groups of 6 to 25 people. But it is also possible to book the private visit at a rate of 180€/group up to 10 people. For this option, the choice of date, time and language (English or French) belongs to you.
Visit of Carcassonne and its Antiquity unveiled
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The departure of this unusual visit to the city of Carcassonne is under the statue of Dame Carcas, in front of the Narbonnaise door. And this time, it is a leap in the time of the Gauls waiting for you!
Indeed, this playful visit immerses you in the ancient past of Carcassonne, while approaching several points of interest from today’s site like the first rempart north side or the vestiges of mosaics and domus at the castle level.
It is Octavia Caelius, a Roman citizen of the Colonia Julia Carcaso (an ancient name of Carcassonne) who will be your guide for this unusual visit. This one reveals all the secrets and mysteries of his Gallo-Roman city. But it also makes you discover the History of Late Antiquity and its architecture. A unique journey in the heart of history, which seduces small and large.
This unusual visit of Carcassonne and its Unveiled Antiquity gives you an appointment 11h for a journey of 1h accompanied by Octavia Caelius. This period character embodied by the passionate guide promises you to live a living and unique story. Finally, know that this visit is difficult to reach persons with reduced mobility .
Visit rates:
- Adult rate: 15€;
- Reduced price (Students with card): 10€;
- Young people (from 13 to 17 years old): 7€;
- Children (from 8 to 12 years old): 5€;
- Children (less than 8 years): free.
Good to know: this unusual visit to the city of Carcassonne is planned for a maximum group of 6 to 25 people. However, it is possible to book a private visit at a rate of 190€/group up to 10 people. For this option, the choice of date, time and language (French, English or Spanish) belongs to you.
Epok’ Tour, an evolving platform
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If the concept of Epok’ Tour was born in autumn 2020, but it is not less constantly evolving. Indeed, the unusual visits of the city of Carcassonne are only a small part of all the proposed ones, to which news is added regularly.
Go and relive the seat of Château Gaillard in Normandy, rediscover the birth of the masterpiece of the Canal du Midi in Somail or explore Toulouse in the Age of Lights... So many unforgettable experiences to live throughout France the time of a unique and unusual visit.
In order to satisfy the largest public, new niches of visits in English are planned to be added by the end of the year or early 2022, depending on the evolution of the reopening of borders. On the other hand, it is possible to find the visits of the moment as well as all the news directly on the Facebook Epok’ Tour .
So, are you ready to give you a journey in the past in the heart of history?
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