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Today, thanks to the amazing diverse environment surrounding Quillan, and to the many possible outdoor activities in the area, the town is concentrating on expanding the “green tourism”.

Quillan is a french town, of three thousand five hundred forty locals, situated in a valley in the south of the department of the Aude. The village situated at three hundred meters of altitude, is at fifty kilometers from Carcassonne, the biggest city in the vicinity. Quillan is the capital of the Haute Vallée of the Aude.

According to local tradition, the town derives its name from three hills, “Les Trois Quilles”. The town was built along the river Atax, now called Aude.

This town is the ideal place to practice sports of outdoor and to discover Qatar heritage. For example, at the heart of the medieval city of Carcassonne, discover the castle and the ramparts, the masterpieces of medieval architecture classified with the world heritage of humanity by UNESO. Explore one of the largest fortified town in Europe and one of the best conserved. Quillan and surrounding offer you all year a vast choice of cultural and sporting activities. Go off explore the Canal du Midi, the museum of dinosaur to Espéraza. Finally visit the numerous castles and abbeys of the Qatar country. It's also the ideal place to practice full of sports activities, between running waters and mountain, all the sports activities of open air are feasible. Come to walk along the Aude, make hikes walk or bicycle. Practice sports of running water as rafting, canyoning, kayaking, you devote at the fishing. You can play football, rugby, tennis, badminton, make combat sports like judo, karate, boxing. Go climbing outdoor, paragliding on the heights of Ginoles, a nearby village. You can also enjoy the beach, which is not very far. You also have the opportunity to practice some winter sports from the months of October or November, such as skiing, snowboarding, snowshoe walks, sleeding.

These activities are practiced at the heart of an authentic landscape, in a natural environment. It is a breathtaking panorama, between mountains, extensive forests, sea or rivers, fields of vines, you can enjoy a varied landscape.

The climate of Quillan is hot and moderated, varying from warm to cool. The climate is both oceanic and Mediterranean. Winters are mild and the summers cooled by light winds.

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