Bed and breakfast in Fitou

The culinary delights of Fitou

The Aude boasts an authentic gastronomy, perfectly embodied by the recipes of the maritime Corbières. Restaurant owners use products from sustainable agriculture and offer culinary specialities that are as tasty as they are varied. There are recipes popular throughout the south-west, such as homemade tapas and the Catalan slate, two ideas for starting lunch with a smile. The most popular dishes are fish and seafood specialities. It's hard to resist the flavours of oysters au gratin with Limoux blanquette or squid stuffed with saffron! To tantalise your taste buds, you can also try a sardinade on a sunny terrace. Fitou, an AOC red wine, goes well with a number of delicious dishes, including Languedoc snails, wild boar stew and cassoulet. To round off your meal, we invite you to try Cartagène, an aperitif made from fresh grape must and wine brandy. It goes perfectly with coques catalanes, delicious brioche cakes or bunyete, a succulent doughnut flavoured with orange blossom.

Monuments and activities in Fitou

Fitou's feudal castle is undeniably part of the commune's historic heritage. This 10th-century building dominates the village and bears witness to its medieval past. It is not open to the public, but you can visit other architectural masterpieces such as the parish church of Saint Julien et Sainte Basilisse. Its main feature is a semi-circular apse with a cul-de-four vault. As you stroll through Fitou, you'll come across a number of agro-pastoral shelters, known as capitelles, which blend in perfectly with the garrigue landscape. Fitou has the advantage of being located on the edge of the Salses-Leucate lagoon. Its particularity lies in its average depth of 2 metres, but the lagoon is nonetheless an attractive place for water sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike! You're bound to see pink flamingos and other migratory birds. The spectacle offered by kite-surfing and windsurfing enthusiasts may also tempt you to don a wetsuit and try your hand at these board sports. Would you like to discover other thrills around the lagoon? Take a quad bike ride and enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the Corbières and Roussillon!

Must-see sites around Fitou

This commune in the Aude department enjoys a very advantageous location, being just an hour's drive from Carcassonne and less than half an hour from Narbonne. But if you had to visit only one other destination during your holiday, it would be Perpignan. Your bed and breakfast in Fitou is just a few dozen kilometres from grandiose monuments such as the Palace of the Kings of Majorca and Saint-Jean Cathedral. Two other activities are among the must-see attractions for visitors to Perpignan. One is the Nyer Regional Reserve, characterised by its sublime landscapes, and the other is the Museum of Natural History, which symbolises the cultural influence of this city in the Pyrenees-Orientales region (Pyrénées-Orientales.