| Aude (dead link: January 2023) is a department in Occitanie, France.
Its tourist office promotes it as "Cathar country"; it was one of the main areas of Cathar influence until the Albigensian Crusade against them in the 13th century.
The GR 36 partly traverses the Aude.
Wine tasting. The Departement is full of vineyards, and most chateau offer a no-obligation, free wine tasting session.
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