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My love affair with France began on a family holiday as a teenager. Years later, with children of my own, I’m still passionate about its lifestyle...








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Languedoc-Roussillon Region

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The largest vineyard in the world is the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France – not a well-known fact, but this special region of France has many such surprises. Not as famous as its apparently sexier neighbour Provence, it offers far more.

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The biggest vineyard in the world is the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France – not a well-known fact, but this special region of France has...

  Image: Argeles-sur-mer, © Mike Martin
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The disused military airstrip near Carcassonne, a town unknown to most people outside South West France, was about to close. The ramparts...

  Image: Carcassonne © Nicholas Allen
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recommended by Gillian Thornton

The signature dish of the Aude department of south-west France, cassoulet is a hearty mix of haricot beans and meaty sausages, confit de...

  Image: Cassoulet © OT Castelnaudary
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Fed up with homogenised British high streets? Then take a low cost flight to Avignon or Nîmes, pick up a hire car and enjoy the short...

  Image: Uzes, France
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One of the most famous Roman monuments outside Italy, the Pont du Gard is part of a 50km aqueduct begun around 50AD to bring fresh water...

  Image: Pont du Gard, France
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Thrill-seekers and wine buffs or food connoisseurs are usually mutually exclusive but the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France offers...

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The pretty village of Lussan in the Gard department is world-famous for its cute ceramic birds, featured in glossy interiors magazines...

  Image: Les Ceramiques de Lussan – interior style
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"Your B&B is better than some of the five-star hotels...

  Image: Au Temps des Cerises B&B, Vers Pont du Gard, Languedoc Roussillon
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A village of barely 160 permanent residents, La Pomarède stands in quiet countryside some 15 km from Castelnaudary in the county of...

  Image: Hostellerie de la Pomarède