Provence & Languedoc Travel Guide - Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay

Provence’s natural beauty endures as resiliently as its Post-Impressionistic artwork now featured in faraway galleries. Fields of purple lavender and vivid sunflowers have been splashed across many a canvas in an attempt to capture the region's natural beauty. Paul Cezanne was born in Provence and the region once inspired Van Gogh, Gaugin, Monet, Renoir, Matisse and Picasso. The port of Marseille is older than France itself and the city of Avignon was once the centre of Christendom. Wherever you go in the Languedoc-Roussillon region you will experience its fine cuisine and Languedoc is now one of the most important wine-producing regions in all of France. Since the 1970’s favourite tourist destinations include Palavas-les-Flots, Grau-du-Roi and Cap d'Agde. Visitors also come to experience the art and the history of the region with cities like Carcassonne and Béziers attracting many. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Provence - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Avignon - Marseille - Aix-en-Provence - Atelier Cezanne - Museums in Aix-en-Provence - Arles - Saint Remy - Saint Paul de Mausole Monastery - Roussillon - Gordes - Lourmarin - Bonnieux - The Three Sisters of Provence - Senanque Abbey - Thoronet Abbey - Silvacane Abbey - Camargue Nature Park - Roman Sites in Provence - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - Hotel Acacias - Hotel Paul - Hotel du Globe - Countryside Accommodation - Hotel Lutia - Places to Eat - La Cigaliere - L'Epice and Love - Un p'tit Coin de Cuisine - La Kahena - Paul Bakery - Places to Shop - Regional Luberon Markets - Marche des Capuchins - Pottery & Ceramics in Provence - Provencal Linen - Lavender Products - Languedoc - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Nimes - Maison Carrée & Roman Amphitheatre - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes - Carcassonne - Carcassonne Cathedral - Basilica of Saint-Nazaire - School Museum - Montpellier - Place de la Comédie - Musee Fabre - Cathedrale St-Pierre - La Maison du Rire - Seaquarium - Wild Animal Park at Les Angles - Grotte des Demoiselles - Font Romeu Ski Resort - Utopix House - Luna Park (Argeles Sur Mer) - Caves Byrrh - Le Moulin a Papier de Brousses (Paper Mill) - Scenovision Moliere - Cathar Castles - Recommendations for the Budget Traveller - Places to Stay - Hotel des Elmes - La Tour de l'Horloge - Les Corbieres - Hotel Imperator - Domaine des Agnelles - Places To Eat & Drink - Les Bains de Montpellier - L’Ecurie - Waiki Beach - La Portella - O Bontemps - Places To Shop - Centre Commercial Bonne Source - Halles Castellane - Centre Sant-Vicens - Vide Grenier - Úzes