Summer Breaks in the Languedoc

By Maritta Slatter

Visiting the Languedoc Roussillon France is something everyone should experience just once in their lifetime. It's a fascinating place with a diversity and history that's hard to match up against. It boast of 26 regions with five departments. It's bordered on the side by Andorra and Spain, and also the Mediterranean. Then the other side is marked off by the Midi-Pyrenees, the Auvergne, the Rhone-Alpes, and the Provenc-Alpes-Cote. It's a treasure trove of diversity just from its layout alone.

It's flag once displayed the flag of Roussillon and the cross of Languedoc. But later it was transformed into a flag where these regions were only represented in colors. The Red and Yellow of that flag represented languedoc all it's existing territories that used to be known as the 'Crown of Aragon'.

The Languedoc Roussillon region is very famously known for its wine vineyards. They total up 740, 300 acres which triples the total area that exists in Bordeaux. They've been one of the major wine producers for centuries. The region was changed by entrepreneurs like James Herrick and Robert Skalli, who planted more commercially viable grapes and petitioned for getting new AOC classifications.

The region is often known by the name - France's Sunbelt. It lays out from the mountains of Massif Central to the Pyrenees. It boasts a curved coastline of around 150 miles with some of the most beautiful beaches to be found in France. The word 'Languedoc' is a term for the spoken tongue of the 13th century France. It's literal translation is 'language of oc'.

If you find yourself a visitor in Languedoc Roussillon, you'll find there is no lack or want for things to do. Neither is there a lack for things to see. If you are into nudity and enjoying unspoiled beaches, then you've landed at a great spot. If wine and architecture fuel your interests, your trip won't be wasted here.

Diversity is Languedoc Roussillon France indeed. It has many treasures in history, scenic views, and points of interest that many are usually quite surprised to find out. They leave with a sense of 'why haven't I heard all this before'. It's been quietly lying there with open arms with anyone who has the good taste to check it out.

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