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Montpellier, Languedoc-Rousillon
Sandy beaches with some stylish resorts -
shadowed inland by the swift A9 autoroute -
means it’s easy to loll in Languedoc, roam
in Roussillon or zip between the towns and
cities.
Nîmes to Montpellier is about an hour’s
drive, but to cover the entire arc of coast
by car takes a good four hours. Worthwhile
inland detours to Carcassonne and the
further flung mighty Parc National des
Cévennes.
Languedoc was once independent of France
speaking a separate language – the langue
d’oc, while Roussillon was Spanish until the
mid 17th century, and the Catalan heritage
is still evident.
Although the effect of modernisation is
bringing Languedoc-Roussillon more into line
with the rest of France, the area still
strikes the visitor as being distinctly
different. Medieval fantasies exist
everywhere in the shape of small towns,
walled cities and ruined fortresses bearing
the memory of past bloody religious battles.
Inland, the countryside torched by the heat,
is wild and untamed, although fertile enough
to support the rounded red wines of
Minervois and Corbières.
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