Chateau View – B&B / Chambres d’hotes
We invite you to consider our beautiful riverside house for your next holiday or short break. Situated on the banks of the River Aude in picturesque Quillan, “Chateau View” is the ideal base from which to enjoy all sorts of holiday activities and to explore this part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. So whether…

Cathar Castles
Depending on your definition of ‘Cathar castles’ you might claim anything from the five ‘sons of Carcassonne’ to the 17 or so ancient castles that lie in the ‘Pays Cathar’ (Cathar lands). The castle at Carcassonne itself is probably the best-known of the region, but there are many others worth seeing. Puivert Our closest castle…

Conspiracies
Just 10km or a little under 20 minutes from here, perched on a hilltop near Couiza, is the village of Rennes-le-Chateau. This little village of less than a hundred people has become the centre of many conspiracy theories, speculation and fiction of the last century or so. Books include The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail…

Nature
Quillan is located in the Haute Valley of the Aude departement in the Languedoc region. The area covers a remarkable range of landscapes and natural sites, from the Mediterranean sea to the Pyrenees mountains, from the marine lakes to the Massif Central, from the Lauragais to the Corbières. With beaches, rivers, forests, mountains, plateaus, gorges and…

Whitewater sports
The countless rivers, torrents and mountain lakes in this part of Languedoc-Roussillon, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, along with its tens of reservoirs, offer every kind of whitewater sport: canoeing, kayaking, rafting and canyoning, and all are within easy reach of Quillan. The turbulent waters of the river Aude offer perfect conditions for practising…