Aude is a department located in the Occitanie region, in the south of France. It offers many tourist attractions, in particular: The city of Carcassonne, The Cathar castles, The Canal du Midi, the vineyards, the beaches, the Aude gorges. The Aude is rich in history and has many remarkable historical sites. The Aude offers a great diversity of landscapes. There are sandy beaches along the Mediterranean coast, mountains in the Pyrenees, rolling vineyards, dramatic gorges and verdant plains.