Wine & Food Attractions

What makes Wine Tours of the Languedoc just so much better? It is the South of France with its superb wines plus wonderful sunny weather, great climate, history, the Mediterranean, beautiful scenery, incredible food, fascinating cities and villages. The Languedoc puts in the centre of a fantastic region that will excite and interest any visitor especially those with a passion for great wine and fine French food.

There are countless numbers of restaurants with cheap and delicious menus, wonderful food markets in towns and cities throughout the Languedoc and every region has its own speciality. Plus Languedoc, nestled in the south of France produces a superb and extremely complex variety of wines.

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Attractions of the Languedoc Region

Mediterranean Sea Coastline

The Languedoc Roussillon bordering the blue Mediterranean sea has a host of seaside resorts .

Adge

Adge (near Béziers), much of the town is built from the black volcanic rock of Mont St Loup which dominates nearby “Cap d’Agde.

Cevenne Hills & Pyrénée mountains

The Cevenne hills bordering the northern side of Languedoc Roussillon are host to the Gorges du Tarn and the Parc National des Cevennes a walker’s paradise.

Carcassonne

Carcassonne is renowned for Cathar history and the Châteaux Cathars of the Minervois.

Béziers

Béziers for the Canal du Midi, built by Pierre Paul Riquet.

Montpellier

Montpellier has become the “capital” of the Languedoc.

Pézenas

Perpignan, Pézenas, Uzès have totally different identities and are all worth a visit.

Meze, Marseillan, Sète

The fishing ports of Meze, Marseillan and Sète are worth a visit. At Sète the Canal du Midi joins the Mediterranean via the Bassin de Thau - a sea lake.

Monuments

Abbaye de Valmagne and Fontfroide are 13th century cistercian abbeys, still intact. There is also the Abbey of Saint Guilhem.