11h /13h /15h /16h30. Les visites durent une heure. Ces horaires sont valables de mai à fin septembre. Tous les jours en juillet et en août, sauf par temps trop pluvieux. En mai, juin et septembre, il y a 2 jours off par semaine. Le guide monte au château tous les week-end. Si vous êtes un groupe, vous pouvez réserver à l'avance un jour et un horaire qui vous conviendra avec le guide Fabrice Chambon.

Hi. I was in the region in the fall. To be honest, Montsegur was the least interesting of the Cathar castles (Puilarens, Peyreptuse and Queribus are not only more spectacular BY FAR, they also have much better facilities for tourists). We used VRBO to find a really lovely place in the beach town of St Pierre la Mer, which is a bit of a drive to Montsegur; however, no doubt there are many options nearer to Montsegur on VRBO and also Airbnb. There might even be places to stay IN the village of Montsegur. Montpellier is quite far from Montsegur on those winding, mountain roads. Notably sized towns nearer are Perpignan and even Carcasonne (which I have stayed in before AND which boasts the inimitable, restored Carcasonne castle!). Also, I didn't find there to be a lot of local transportation to the outlying castles. Villages are far apart, and it's quite mountainous in that area. Also, we had a great time at the castles WITHOUT any guided tours. Good luck and enjoy. It's an amazing area. You will want more than a short stay!

By taxi from Foix. Only this way. There are no buses or any public transport to go there, as i understand. Also you can book a hotel in Montsegur, and ask stuff about taxi or phone\email of driver, write to him, and he will meet you in Foix train station.

You don't need a tour. It really is just a ruin and you can visit it without a guide in ten minutes. There are basically just the walls still standing. It's perched on the top of a hill which you can walk up in 20 to 30 minutes. For the elderly it's quite a hike and at the top you have to be careful with small children as some of the paths at the top are on the edge of a steep side of the hill. Supposedly there's an entrance fee but because we arrived late the ticket desk was closed but access to the castle remained open. If you come by car you park at the bottom of the hill. You can also walk from the village but I think it's a bit of a way. I don't know about tours to visit but there must be some. Montsegur is well-known for being the last great stand of the Cathars but as it is merely a ruin there is not much information on the site itself. I hope this helps.

There maybe, among the Cathar Trail specialists. We drove from our house near the Mediterrean Coast. It is a must experience, we had various books about Montsegur with us, especially Zoe Oldenbourg's book Massacre at Montsegur.