From the rocky creeks, the fine sand beaches along the Mediterranean coast to the mountain resorts Pyrénées, Mounts of Lozère and the Massif Central, a wide variety of landscapes features the Languedoc Roussillon region.
What to discover : The unassailable fortresses in Pays Cathare, avens and grottoes (Clamouse, Limousis, Trabuc...), the impressive gorges of the Tarn river (Sainte Enimie), the Haut-Languedoc valley, the ski-resorts in the Cerdagne massif (Font Romeu, Pyrenées 2000, Formigueres...), the magical city of Carcassonne, la Camargue (birds, manades : bull farms), Nimes the Roman city and its arenas.
Wines : Cabardès, Collioure, Corbières, Costières de Nîmes, Coteaux du Languedoc, Côtes de Malepère, Côtes du Roussillon, Faugères, Fitou, Limoux, Minervois, Saint-Chinian, banyuls.
Local Produce/Gastronomy : anchovy from Collioure, bourride, brandade, cassoulet, pâtés from Pezenas, cheeses (bleu des Causses, pélardon) touron, catalan cream, croquant de Mende, tielles sétoises, oysters from Bouzigues.