Languedoc-Roussillon Wine Tasting Holidays
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Think of France’s south coast and your mind will likely fill with images of the Côte d’Azur: of bronzed millionaires strutting along the manicured beaches of Monaco, Saint-Tropez, Cannes and Nice; of lines upon lines of poorly parked super cars. But such opulent sights are only part of the story.
Just to the west, the dual region of Languedoc-Roussillon possesses a more rustic, nay ramshackle charm. Here you’ll find a landscape ranging from rugged mountains to vine-covered hills and plains, a vast coast pocketed by beautiful lagoons, and cultural attractions like thriving Montpellier and the old Roman city of Nîmes.
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Since 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon has actually been a part of a larger, and newly established, French administrative region, Occitanie. However, in the minds of oenophiles these Arcadian lands will always be known by their old moniker and will forever bring to mind rich and full-bodied reds that offer a taste of the sunshine with which the Languedoc is blessed.
There are around 750,000 acres of vineyards in this region, approximately three times the area under vine in Bordeaux. To add further perspective, the Languedoc-Roussillon traditionally produces more wine than any one of Chile, Australia or South Africa! This should give you more than enough scope for a varied Languedoc wine holiday but with the regional capital Toulouse just a couple of hours from Bordeaux, it is really easy to enjoy a twin-centre wine break too.
With Provence a similar distance east of Montpellier and the wine regions around Barcelona and those of northern Spain also within striking distance, Languedoc may just be the perfect base for the wine holiday of a lifetime!
A tale of two regions – Languedoc and Roussillon
As you can probably guess from its double-barrelled name, Languedoc-Roussillon is actually formed from two distinct regions.
Languedoc, the more French of the two, is home to the vibrant, slightly Barcelona-esque capital of Montpellier, with its stately boulevards, leafy squares, and shady backstreets. Wander along the tree-lined Place Royale du Peyrou to watch the locals engage in their games of pétanque, or soak up the atmosphere and architecture of the Place de la Comédie, truly one of France’s finest squares.
Elsewhere in Languedoc the sun-baked city of Nîmes is home to some of southern France’s best-preserved Roman buildings, including a 2000-year-old temple and a magnificent amphitheatre, where you can still see bullfights and gladiator battles to this day. Just to the north east of the city meanwhile, you’ll find Le Pont du Gard, an impressive Roman aqueduct.
Further west you can visit the fortified city of Carcassone. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, perched on a rocky hilltop like something from a children’s fairy-tale, is one of Languedoc’s biggest tourist attractions.
Balancing Languedoc’s quintessential Frenchness, the region of Roussillon boasts strong Catalan influences thanks to its proximity to the Spanish border.
Here you’re likely to hear the locals speaking Catalan while you explore places like Collioure, which was pretty enough to draw the eyes of Picasso and Matisse, and Pic de Canigou, symbol of Catalan identity and the highest summit in the eastern Pyrenees.
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