Alaigne

Understand

thumb|Alaigne village church The village of Alaigne (330 inhabitants) is an historic village with 1,000 years of history. It is in the department called Aude in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southwestern France and is located just half an hour from Carcassonne and Rennes-le-Chateau.

With its excellent B&B, Gites and Celtic owned Café-bar the village offers an excellent and convenient resting place for visitors to the Languedoc region for the exploration of Cathar history.

See

Carcassonne with its medieval fortress Cité de Carcassonne, a settlement with history that exceeds two and a half thousand years. It is listed on UNESCO World Heritage List. The Tour De France route often passes very close by

Buy

Wine. Aude is a spectacular wine producing area. Alaigne is in the wine producing area called Malepere, an appellation for red wines. The village is home to Domaine Girard, local producer of AOP and IGP wines. Nearby Limoux is famous as the home of Blanquette, white sparkling wine discovered by the monks of St. Hilaire 150 years before the Champagne region first produced champagne. Honey. There is lots of locally produced honey in the area, which is often on sale at the many local markets. Art and unique locally made gifts are for sale in the little art gallery 'La forgerie'

Eat

There is a Celtic owned Café-bar the village offering fabulous home-cooked dishes. There are many pizza restaurants offering takeaway in the surrounding area. Limoux offers many more restaurants.

Drink

Alaigne only has one bar: the Celtic owned Café-bar, which often shows regional and international sports on TV to a mixed crowd of locals and international visitors.