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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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how easy it is to get to La Cardabela in Margon,
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