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Car Hire Carcassonne Airport Carcassonne Airport Š France
France officially the French Republic is a country located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees). The French Alps contain the highest point in Western Europe, Mont Blanc at 4810 m. There are several other elevated regions such as the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges, and the Ardennes which are quite rocky and forested. France also has extensive river systems such as the Loire, the Rh™ne, the Garonne and the Seine. French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical and provincial styles. Famous French foods include French breads, Blanquette de veau, Boeuf a la mode, Coq au Vin (rooster simmered in wine),Cheeses, Lamb Navarin, Oysters are generally eaten raw; cooking oysters is uncommon. Pot-au-feu, a kind of beef stew. Steak au poivre Soufflˇ, Cuisses de grenouilles (Frog legs), Escargots (edible snails).
Carcassonne is a fortified French town, in the Aude Carcassonne is located 90 kilometres (56 miles) south-east of Toulouse. It stands in the gap between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central Carcassonne is at the crossing of two major traffic routes leading from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and that from the Massif Central to Spain, skirting the Pyrenees.
The newer part of the city on the other side of the Aude river manufactures shoes, rubber and textiles. It is also a centre of a major AOC wine-growing region. Major part of the income, however, comes from the tourism connected to the fortifications and boat cruising on the Canal du Midi.
Carcassonne Salvaza Airport is located 3 kilometres (1 mile) outside of the city of Carcassonne. ItÕs a small but efficient airport with activity peaking in the summer tourist season with regularly scheduled flights to major cities throughout Europe.
The airport an ATM, as well as a bureau de change and a post box. A small shop offers regional products and foodstuffs, newspapers, tobacco and gifts. Refreshment facilities include a sandwich shop offering quiches and other light meals, and a cafe_/bar overlooking the runway. Other amenities include a VIP lounge, fax and photocopying services and first-aid and baby-care facilities.
The Airports address is Carcassonne Airport, Aeroport de Salvaza, Route de Montreal, F-11000 Carcassonne Cedex, France and the Airports Code is CCF
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