The Languedoc-Rousillon is a land of ancient cities and a generous sea; less frenetic than the Côte d’Azur, its coastline curves towards the Pyrénées as an almost continuous strip of sand.
This stretch of coastline was the first place in Gaul to be settled by the Romans, their enduring legacy evident in the great amphitheatre at Nîmes and the magnificent engineering of the Pont du Gard.
Ancient Roussillon, a small region of Languedoc, was a Spanish possession until 1659 and, even today, is inspired more by Barcelona than by Paris. This is, effectively, French Catalonia and the pretty town of Collioure certainly feels more Catalan than French.
Hemmed in by golden bays and with its Read the rest of this entry »
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