Traditional
gites and holiday rentals in Languedoc
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Discover
the Languedoc
The Languedoc-Roussillon region,
capital Montpellier, stretches from the Rhone to the Spanish border,
and is one of the most popular tourist regions in France. Most of the
population of Languedoc is concentrated on the flat coastal plain and
the low hill country behind it. With the exception of the Aude
corridor, the whole region is bordered inland by medium to high
mountains, including the Pyrenees, the Montagne Noire and the
Cévennes.
The coastal strip is famed as the most productive
wine-growing area in France; the hills inland begin as arid
Mediterranean hinterland and rise to well watered uplands, notably the
department of the Lozère (for gites in the
Lozère, see
Southern
Massif
Central).
There are plenty of gites in the Languedoc
region,
including many gites ith English-speaking owners. As a coastal
Mediterranean region, the Languedoc has seen a large influx of
emigrants from northern Europe, including Britons, Dutch and Germans
who have bought up cottages in this region and opened up gites, notably
in villages on the Languedoc plain, in the foothills of the eastern
Pyrenees, and in the rolling hills of the Aude between the
coast
and Carcassonne.
More
information
►
Brief
guide to Languedoc Roussillon and its tourist attractions
► Gitelink Languedoc guide
Practical
information
Driving times
for
Languedoc :
10 to 12 hours from Calais or Lille under normal driving conditions.
Best access
routes from the UK, Belgium or Holland:
Motorways via Dijon and Lyons, or Orleans and Clermont-Ferrand.
Languedoc
regional airports:
Montpellier, Carcassonne,
Nimes, Perpignan.
Peripheral
airport: Marseilles.
Click here for details of
low-cost flights to the south of France