My husband and our 4 small children will be traveling to Toulouse for 1 week for the New Year. Any suggestions on what we could do with the kids for a few day excurision? We appreciate all information. Thanks!

Then you MUST go to Carcassonne! A completely walled medieval city with ramparts. Your kids will love it and so will you. Believe me, it's a fantastic place and trip back to medieval times.

Two other &quot;must sees&quot; above Toulouse: <BR>The small city of Albi, with its imposing fortress Cathedral, Toulouse Latrec Museum and pretty setting on the river. Nice strolling in the Old Quarter.<BR>The charming, incredibly picturesque bastide town of Cordes-sur-Ciel, above Albi. <BR>Adorable.<BR>Both can be easily done in a day from Toulouse.

Definitely Carcassonne - it will be wonderful this time of year, as you will probably pretty much have the place to yourself.<BR><BR>Just about any one of the main roads leading out of Toulouse will take you somewhere worth visiting - Albi, Auch, Castres, Cahors, Foix...Also, the area just east of Toulouse, south of Albi and north of Carcassonne, is full of marvelous little villages and historical surprises. It's well worth a day to wander around Revel, Graulhet, Puylaurens, and St-Fer&eacute;ol - loads of Cathar castles, vineyards, hidden lakes, etc.

Something we enjoyed immensely was Le Carnaval in Limoux, happens only in January. Go to the Limoux website @ limoux.fr.st/ for more info.