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Montpellier and the Languedoc - Roussillon region

Montpellier is ...

 

... the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region

 

... a city with 300 000 inhabitants
... a university town with more than 60 000 students

... an ideal geographical situation
a few kilometres from the Mediterranean, and situated between Provence and the Pyrenees
... a town with a long history and a cultural heritage dating from the Middle Ages

 

... a town that lives
cafés, restaurants, museums, operas, cinemas, theatres, music festivals ...

 

... a mixture of modern and historic
... zest for life
... 300 days of sun per year

 

... a multitude of green spaces

 

The region of Languedoc Roussillon that's ...

 

... Lac du Salagou
Artificial lake amongst a territory of red rocks

 

... Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Medieval village at the origins of the Hérault canyons
... Nîmes
Roman city between the Provence, the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees
... l'Étang de Thau
oysters and clams parcs

... Sète
Town of fishermen and city of Georges Brassens and Paul Valéry


... Sommières
Medieval town with its market on Saturday morning

... Le monde souterrain
Four caves, witnesses of the geological richness of the Herault region

... Le Pic Saint Loup,
the castle of Montferrand and the Hortus
and of course its Pic St Loup wines

... Canal du Midi
240 km of waterways, registered as a world heritage by UNESCO

... les Gorges de l'Herault
a real canyon with a deepness that varies from 200 to 300 meters


... Carcassonne
Fortified medieval town, perfectly conserved with 3 km of city walls and 52 towers


... Cirque de Navacelles
lifted up by the river Le Vis, the circus offers a great aspect with its magnificent canyon