Spacious self-catering holiday gite in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France hung with original artwork

Rooftops of Couiza
Rooftops

Le Carnotzet Restaurant
Le Carnotzet Restaurant
Couiza
Couiza in Languedoc-Roussillon, South France
Patisserie in Couiza
Patisserie in Couiza, next to the Spar

Holidays in Couiza, South France

Couiza is a pretty little town at the heart of Aude, between Limoux and Quillan. It is easy to reach as there is a train station, plus it is on a bus route and there is a taxi service to Carcassonne airport.

There are 2 restaurants, 2 patisseries (one of each pictured above), a mini-supermarket (called the Spar), health food shop, play park and Games Library where children can make puppets and play with over 500 games.

Holiday accommodationMode d'Artiste is a spacious holiday gite in the middle of Couiza with 3 self-catering apartments, each with computer, terrace access and original artwork.
Please click any link for more information.

Two rivers run through Couiza - the Aude and the Salz. There are river swimming spots in both rivers, plus canoeing and other water sports on the Aude. The nearest supermarket is Intermarche, which is just outside the town and several markets are nearby, the largest of which is in Esperaza every Sunday, this is a bustling market offering a range of local goods, fresh food and artisinal jewelery, clothes, pottery, etc.

Please see the links on the left for other holiday attractions in Aude, France, plus towns near to Couiza, or click any photos for a close-up.

River swimming spot in the Salz, a river which joins the Aude
The river Salz

Couiza
Couiza

View of Rennes-le-Chateau, a village of mystery
View of Rennes-le-Chateau