Languedoc-Roussillon

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Access in Languedoc-Roussillon

Carcassonne - From Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Brussels with Ryanair.
Montpellier - From Stansted, Brussels and Frankfurt with Ryanair            
Béziers - From London Stansted, London Luton and Bristol with Ryanair.
Nimes - From London Luton, Liverpool, East Midlands and Brussels with Ryanair.
Perpignan  - From Stansted, Birmingham and Brussels with Ryanair. From Southampton with Flybe. From Manchester with bmibaby

TGV and TER services for all major towns with SNCF.

Good access via motorways (10-14 hrs from Calais) with Eurotunnel

Presentation

The two distinct provinces of Languedoc and Roussillon stretch from the foothills of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border to the mouth of the Rhône. The flat beaches and lagoons of the coast form a purpose-built Sunbelt accommodating millions of holidaymakers every year. In between is a dry, sun drenched land producing half of France's table wine and the season's first peaches and cherries.
 

Beyond such pleasures are many layers of history, not least the unification of the two provinces. The formerly independent Languedoc once spoke Occitan, the tongue of troubadours, and still cherishes its separate identity. Roussillon was a Spanish possession until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. Its Catalan heritage is displayed everywhere from the road signs to the Sardana dance, and the flavour of Spain is evident in the popularity of bullfights, paella, and gaudily painted façades. This stretch of coastline was the first place in Gaul to be settled by the Romans, their enduring legacy evident in the great amphitheatre at Nîmes and the magnificent engineering of the Pont du Gard. The abbeys of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa and Saint Guilhem-le-Désert are superb examples of early Romanesque architecture, unaffected by Northern Gothic influences.

The great craggy Cathar castles and the perfectly restored medieval Cité of Carcassonne bear witness to the bloody battles of the middle ages. In parts, the region remains wild and untamed: from the high plateaux of the Cerdagne, to the wild hills of the Corbières or the remote uplands of Languedoc. But it also has the most youthful and progressive cities in France, Montpellier (the ancient University City and capital of the region) and Nîmes (with its exuberant feria and bullfights). The whole area is typified by a mixture of ancient and modern, from Roman temples and post-modern architecture in its cities to solar power and ancient abbeys in the mountains.

Attractions in Languedoc-Roussillon

Cathar Castles, Romanesque abbeys, mediaeval villages, incredible scenery, vineyards, wineries, the Canal du Midi, rivers, the Mediterranean, the list goes on and on. You can golf, fish, swim, laze, tour wineries, explore caves, visit abbeys, shop at markets, cycle, sail, hike, ride, almost anything you want.

July and August see populations soar as vacationers arrive but the rest of the year you can go for days and not see another obvious tourist. The villages are small.  The people are friendly.  They're always interested in where you come from and why you came to the region.  Not many speak English but all are willing to bear with any attempt to communicate in French.

Climate in Languedoc-Roussillon

With a Mediterranean climate, it enjoys an average of 300 days of sunshine each year.  Tourism is 'gentle'. The geography is varied; in half an hour you can drive from the vineyard covered plains of the Minervois to the mountains of the Corbières with hilltop Cathar castles guarding small villages.

The Languedoc Roussillon stretches from the Mediterranean in the east to the Aude in the west, the Lozère in the north and the Pyrénées in the south. Carcassonne, Perpignan, Montpellier, Narbonne, Nimes and Mende are the major centres of the area.

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