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the region of the combined territories of Languedoc and Roussillon include five Départements:
Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Pyrénées-Oriental. The name languedoc comes
from lang d’oc or language in which ‘yes’ is oc (as opposed
to langue d’oie the language in which ‘yes’ is oui). The
Mediterranean coast between Perpignan (the ancient capital of the Kings of
Mallorca) and Montpellier now has one of the most modern holiday complexes in
Europe, including the resorts of La Grande Motte, Port Leucate and Port Bacarès.
More wine is produced in Languedoc-Roussillon than any other place in the world. Red,
white and rosé vineyards, begin in the Narbonne area, run past Béziers (the
wine marketing centre for the region) and on to Montpellier. Once an important
seaport which imported spices (its name derives from ‘the Mount of Spice
Merchants’), the city is an important intellectual and university centre with five
fine museums, impressive 17th- and 18th-century architecture and a superb summer music
festival.
In Nîmes, the Rome of the Gauls, are among the finest examples of Greco-Roman
architecture to be found today. The 2000-year-old Pont de Gard is one of man’s
greatest architectural accomplishments and certainly merits a special trip. There is the
medieval city of Aigues-Mortes, the crenelated walled city of Carcassonne
and towers of Uzès are unmissable.
The Canal du Midi, ideal for cruise holidays, is a tranquil waterway, largely
abandoned by commerce, that connects the Atlantic with the Mediterranean. It runs through
the sleepy village of Castelnaudary, famous for its cassoulet, past the
citadel of Carcassonne and on through Montpellier.
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Languedoc-Roussillon, gastronomy and cities such as Montpellier,
Beziers, Nimes, Perpignan, Narbonne, Pezenas |
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