Regional guide
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Available guides: 7
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Béziers
Béziers lies in Hérault, not far from Montpellier, and has a history extending to antiquity. Viticulture, rugby and the city’s féria have all contributed to its modern identity, while the principal la…
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Carcassonne
Carcassonne is divided as much by elevation as by history. The fortified Cité occupies a rocky spur, while the Bastide Saint-Louis spreads across the lower town in a regular grid. Pont Vieux links the…
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Mende
Mende lies in Lozère near the boundary of Cévennes National Park, enclosed by wooded limestone plateaux and crossed by the River Lot. The former capital of Gévaudan has a medieval centre, substantial …
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Montpellier
Montpellier, the administrative centre of Hérault, grew at a crossroads between routes towards Italy and Spain. Its architecture reflects medieval and royal periods as well as ambitious 20th-century p…
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Narbonne
Narbonne’s centre places a Roman road beneath the towers of a later episcopal city. The Romans founded Narbo Martius in 118 BC on the Via Domitia, the first paved road in Gaul and a route between Ital…
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Nîmes
Nîmes carries several strands of southern French history: Roman, Protestant, Cévennes, Camargue and Languedoc influences all appear in its architecture and public life. The Roman legacy is the cleares…
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Places to Visit in Languedoc-Roussillon
The Languedoc-Roussillon section is organised by department, with a further set of pages for the cities named in the regional directory. Begin with one of the five departmental links below when you want to narrow the area before choosing a local guide.
The index names Montpellier, Perpignan, Carcassonne, Nîmes, Narbonne and Mende. Its departmental pages cover Aude, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales and Lozère. Together, these sections lead from the regional overview to the more specific destination pages.
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Carcassonne and Narbonne appear under Aude; Nîmes under Gard; Montpellier under Hérault; Perpignan under Pyrénées-Orientales; and Mende under Lozère. These pairings make the department list useful even when you start with a city name.
Aude is the only department here with two named city entries, Carcassonne and Narbonne. Each of the other four department links corresponds to one city named on this overview.
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