Superb Bed & Breakfast Accommodation in Margon near Pezenas, Languedoc, south of France



Beautiful
Mediterranean Beaches
If the Mediterranean coast and its superb, endless, sandy beaches are what you seek these are just 25 kms (15 miles) away – close enough to visit any time you wish but also far enough away as to maintain the quiet solitude of the village.

The Mediterranean coast with beautiful sandy beaches

Away from the coast in the Langudoc region, the countryside, scorched by the heat, is wild and untamed, although fertile enough to support the excellent wines of the world’s largest wine producing area, including those of Minervois and Corbières, St Chinian and Faugeres and countless others too numerous to mention but most well worth sampling. Not forgetting an excellent wine available from the vineyards of Domaine de Brescou, just outside the village of Margon.

Vineyards in the area around Margon, Languedoc, south of France
 
 
The Region of Languedoc, south of France


Conveniently located in the heart of the countryside, Margon is just an hour’s drive from the regional capital of Montpellier.

The city has managed to bridge the old with the new, with the historic old town blending in with the new development called the Antigone.

This development begins at the central Place de la Comedie and continues down to the Regional Parliament building (photo right) on the banks of the river Lez.

The historic centres of Agde, Nimes, Narbonne and Carcassone are also within easy reach and well worth a visit.

 


The Regional Parliament Building in Montpellier, Languedoc, south of France


Carcassonne, seen from across the vineyards in the south of France

 


Carcassonne is a fairy-tale remnant of the Middle Ages. An intact walled city that is probably the highlight of Languedoc. Begun by the Gauls, then Romans, Visigoths and Franks, Carcassonne was a major fortress in south west France and controlled land stretching from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees.

In the mid 1800’s it was restored by Viollet le Duc (also responsible for renovating Notre Dame and the château de Margon!) and is today a perfect medieval walled city.

To visitors it is a heart-stopping site with its round towers and fortified walls dominating the plains below. The 'Cité' has narrow cobbled streets, lots of shops and a succession of restaurants.



Languedoc was once independent of France speaking a separate language – the ‘langue d’oc’
(language of Oc), while Roussillon was Spanish until the mid 17th century, and the Catalan heritage
is still evident.
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