Epilogue- Narbonne

Our Mediterranean journey has come to a beautiful end in Narbonne, France, not far from where we started the adventure a week before.
Narbonne is part of the same region as Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon respectively and is world famous for its surrounding vineyards. As Carcassonne, Narbonne is linked to the Canal du Midi through the Canal de la Robine which runs through the central part of the city.
It is a small yet elegant urban settlement with a historical centre dominated by the 13th century Cathedrale de Narbonne, designed by the same architect that worked on the Cathedrale de Toulouse, Jean Deschamps. Remnants of the roman occupation are prominent in the center as well, especially the Roman Horreum, a system of underground tunnels used as grain warehouses.

 Cathedrale de Narbonne (Cathedrale Saint Just et Saint Pasteur de Narbonne)




Canal de la Robine



For about 9 euros you can visit the most important sites in Narbonne and if you are a history and art passionate you will not grow bored. Besides the cathedral, there are various art museums where one can see paintings from local artists, an archaeology museum and for wine connoisseurs, the outskirts of Narbonne are a genuine playground.


Le Tresor chamber inside the "Palais des Archeveques". The dome shaped ceiling offers an interesting sound propagation effect, where two people standing in opposite corners of the room can whisper and hear each other whilst another person standing in the center of the room cannot. It is said that in medieval times this room was used by priests to give counseling to people suffering from plague without direct contact.
Urban wall paintings








Arts Museum. On display- paintings of North-African Culture
Archaeology museum






Our hosts in Narbonne were Sylvain and his lovely girlfriend with whom we had an excellent evening playing Indian snooker and tasting Sylvain's big wine collection. It was the perfect ending for our trip, filled with unexpected events, great people and dreamlike sceneries. 

 The very best!

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