Languedoc and Rousillon

Languedoc & Rousillon : Provence : Cote d'Azur : Corsica

Car Hire (main collection points only) : Aix-en-Provence : Marseille Airport : Marseille Railway Station : Montpelier Railway Station : Montpelier Airport : Nice Airport: Nice Downtown : Nice Railway Station : Cannes Airport : Cannes Downtown

The area has been French since the 13th century and the name languedoc comes from langue d’oc or language in which ‘yes’ is oc. This ancient language is still heard throughout the south of France.

The Mediterranean coast between Perpignan 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.

Surveys show that most French people themselves would most like to live in Montpellier, with its grand civic spaces, cutting-edge architecture and state-of-the-art tram system, the city offers a vision into the future of urban living.

Other attractions include some of the most interesting museums and galleries, and a string of excellent, good value, restaurants.

More wine is produced in Languedoc-Roussillon than any other place in the world. The vineyards started in the Roman era and produce red, white and rosé wine.

The wine marketing centre for the region is Beziers, closely followed by the Narbonne area.

There are a great variety of other attractions in this warm southland

• the Maison Carré, Diana’s Temple and 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 humanity’s greatest architectural accomplishments and certainly merits a special trip;
• there is the medieval city of Aigues-Mortes which would still be recognizable to St Louis and his crusaders;
• Roquefort with its windy caves and famous ewe’s milk cheese;
• and the walled city of Carcassonne and towers of Uzès are unmissable.

On the coast Sete is Mediterranean France’s largest fishing port and boasts an attractive town centre, complete with canals, beaches and bountiful restaurants and cafés.

Nearby Agde is a smaller fishing port whose main attraction is Le Cap d’Agde, with its wide expanse of unspoiled beaches and large nudist colony.

In this area you can obtain your hire car from Beziers Airport, Carcassone Airport, Carcassone Downtown, Montpellier TGV Railway Station, Montpellier Airport, Perpignan Airport and Perpignan Railway Station.