Editing Carcassonne (section)

== Economy ==
The newer part (''Ville Basse'') of the city on the other side of the Aude river (which dates back to the Middle Ages, after the crusades) manufactures shoes, [[rubber]] and textiles. It is also the center of a major [[Appellation d'origine contrôlée|AOC]] winegrowing region. A major part of its income comes from the tourism connected to the fortifications (''Cité'') and from boats cruising on the [[Canal du Midi]]. Carcassonne is also home to the MKE Performing Arts Academy. Carcassonne receives about three million visitors annually.
[[File:Carcasonneouterwall.jpg|thumbnail|left|The fortified city wall]]

=== Transport ===
In the late 1990s, [[Carcassonne Salvaza Airport|Carcassonne airport]] started taking budget flights to and from European airports and by 2009 had regular flight connections with [[Porto Airport|Porto]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Cork Airport|Cork]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[Frankfurt-Hahn]], [[London Stansted Airport|London-Stansted]], [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolairport.com/france-carcassonne/|title=Flights to and from Liverpool|website=Liverpool John Lennon Airport}}</ref> [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Glasgow-Prestwick]] and [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laverock |first=Iain |date=2021 |title=10 International airports with cheap flights to South France: 8 Carcassonne |url=https://www.gosouthfrance.com/tourism/international-airports-cheap-flights.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Go South France |language=en-gb}}</ref>

The [[Gare de Carcassonne]] railway station offers direct connections to Toulouse, Narbonne, Perpignan, Paris, Marseille, and several regional destinations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Gare de Carcassonne Train Station |url=https://bonjourlafrance.com/travel/france/occitanie/carcassonne/train-stations/gare-de-carcassonne-train-station/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Bonjour la France |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[A61 autoroute|A61]] motorway connects Carcassonne with Toulouse and Narbonne.