Award-winning novelist Kate Mosse, whose Languedoc trilogy beginning with Labyrinth made her a literary star, writes her novels in Carcassonne, which she has described as the most dazzling fortified medieval city in Europe, complete with a castle, canal, drawbridges and cobblestones. This is why she loves the town so much…Kate Mosse (Ruth Crafer/PA)It’s an inspiring place“All of my novels are love letters to Carcassonne. The Cathar Crusade is a really big piece of French history – and all of Carcassonne tourism is built around that. You can’t beat bread, cheese and salad.”Try the wineBlanquette de Limoux is the local sparkling wine (Thinkstock/PA)“It’s also a great wine district. People can download them and use them as a tour for the city.”The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse is published by Mantle.

Source: Irish Examiner May 10, 2018 06:22 UTC