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When in Languedoc...
Gastronomy
The wines of Languedoc, Corbières and Roussillon; Roquefort cheese; fish and shellfish; cassoulet; brandade (creamed salt cod); Tielle-seafood pie.
Places of Interest
The medieval university town of Montpellier; the ancient port of Agde founded by the Greeks; fortified medieval city of Carcassonne;the ancient Mediterranean city of Narbonne, the capital of Rome’s first colony in Gaul; the Abbey of Fontfroide two miles from Narbonne; the cathedral city of Béziers; the fishing port of Sète.
Sports and Leisure
Many watersports on the sea and the salt water lake of Thau; boat hire; cycle and mountain bike hire; fishing and canoeing in the river Aude; riding centre at Cap d’Agde and Clermont l’Hérault; tennis at most towns and villages in the area; Golf Cap d’Agde (27 hole), Golf de St Thomas, Golf de le Grande Motte and Golf Hotel Fontcaude.
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