Carcassonne nightlife centers on rue Omer-Sarraut in La Bastide and place Marcou in La Cité. For a wonderful night time view of La Cité, live music and events, walk up to La Métairie, 3 chemin de Montlegun (tel. 04-68-26-80-38). It’s open daily 6pm to 2am. An enduringly popular and smart disco, 4km (2.5 miles) southwest of town, Le Black, route de Limoux (www.complexeleblack.fr; tel. 04-68-47-37-11) plays all kinds of dance music from 11pm to 6am Friday and Saturday indoors or outside. Entrance costs 10€ on Saturday only.

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