Car Hire for Carcassonne and the South of France

To fully explore the region it is really worth organizing a hire car whether you are traveling down by train or flying into one of the regional airports. To help you find a good deal we have provided some links to some popular car hire companies.

EUROPCAR
Tel: +33 468 722369
Carcassonne Airport
Cheap car rental at Carcassonne airport & throughout France from France Car.
LOV
Tel: +33 468 117410
For Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Narbonne and Lezignan Corbieres

All the operators above provide car hire services at, Carcassonne or Toulouse airport and for the most part they also speak English. So, where there is a telephone number provided, don't worry about giving them a call if you need to.

French Weather
It is always useful to know what weather you are likely to encounter on your travels and for French weather information the principle weather web site in France is meteofrance.com . You can look at the region of interest by entering a postal code or, town name, for example Castelnaudary which is located in Aude in France can be found by either entering the town name or its post code 11400.

Another useful web site in English is the Yahoo weather station weather.yahoo.com which again allows you to select the region or place of interest for specific information on your chosen destination and up to 6 days weather using the extended forecast.

Find a 'Vide Grenier'
A 'Vide Grenier' actually means an attic sale or is the equivalent of a car boot sale in the UK. But the French do things a bit differently, so more often than not you will find that the 'Vide Grenier' is spread throughout the entire village and is a mix of professional and amateur sellers offering pretty much anything you can think of. There can also be entertainment and hot food available at some of the larger locations. They are probably every antique hunters' favourite way to spend a day. Just sifting through the offerings looking for a real bargain.
Find a Vide Grenier

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