Reports Languedoc Roussillon, Tarn Gorges

The Palais de la Berbie in Albi, France, holds the world’s largest collection of art by the French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Shortly before renovation of the museum ended, curator Danièle Devynck showed us so..
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Nestling at the foot of Mont Aigoual in the hollow of a remote valley, Aulas is simply lovely. Sweet onions and Reinette de Vigan apples ripen beyond the well-preserved stones of this former textile manufacturing town irrigated by..
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After ten years of renovation work, the Palais de la Berbie - the palace that houses the museum dedicated to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) - has been completely transformed. Situated in the heart of the French painter’s ho..
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Inscribed as a Biosphere Reserve in 1985, last year the Cévennes joined the UNESCO World Heritage List. A land favoured by shepherds and ramblers, this vast territory graced with forests, plateaus, slopes and gorges is the perfect..
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Mont Aigoual, one of southern France’s highest peaks, is graced by exceptional woodlands and a continually inhabited weather observatory. Forest warden Guy Monzo and meteorologist Éric Diot describe their mountain.
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Located in Sète in the south of France, the Musée International des Arts Modestes (MIAM: International Museum of Modest Arts) celebrates ten years of existence with a joyful panorama of art brut and underground culture, street art..
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Using fruit from his organic orchard in the Albi area, Laurent Cazottes, distils eaux-de-vie with an elegance and aroma that has caught the attention of some of the greatest chefs.
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A Fortress-like Monument of Faith – a guided tour of Albi’s St. Cecilia Cathedral with Archpriest Paul de Cassagnac.
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Albi’s recent inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List does justice to one of France’s most beautiful cities. Enjoy our video and note our list of top establishments scrupulously tested by members of our team for a perfect ho..
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In the vineyards of Gaillac, west of Albi, farmer-vintner Bernard Plageoles champions the specificity of his region and its wines.
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If you love the sea and the scrubland of Southern France, then you’ll love the area of Corbières Maritimes.
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In a high, hidden valley of the Corbières scrubland, the botanical garden of Foncaude has a collection of several thousand cacti and agaves in a sublime, wild and grandiose setting.
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La Franqui and its beach of Les Coussoules with 5 miles of fine sand has a claim to be the oldest seaside resort on the Languedoc coast. In the past it was a port of call for Phoenician and Roman galleys, today la Franqui is a Ki..
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The Museum of Anatomy of Montpellier’s Faculty of Medicine has just reopened after being officially closed for about fifteen years. It’s one of the finest galleries of its kind in the world but also one of the most “terrible”. Not..
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Three years after reopening, the Musée Fabre gains a new Department of Decorative Arts in the shape of a beautiful mansion whose rich collections reflect high-society life in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Renovated, restored and enlarged, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier has returned to an eminent position which is only normal considering the wealth of its collection comprising exceptional sets of paintings by Courbet, Bazille and no..
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Toulouse has retained its warm blend of Spanish-style conviviality and French-style neighbourhood spirit. Pink, ochre or red as the day progresses, the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region offers an attractive cocktail: classic her..
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The vineyards of Banyuls and Collioure bathe their feet in the sea. Tended by men and mules, the vines grow on steep hillsides, criss-crossed by murettes, the 800-year-old stone walls built by the Knights Templar to support the te..
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Old mansions, lavish staircases Updated (landmark style Montpellier), narrow lanes, the plan (up in Occitan) shaded ... The countless charms of Montpellier compose a veritable ode to urban happiness.
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Old town mansions, lavish open stairways (the outstanding emblem of Montpellier style), narrow lanes, shaded plans (square in Occitan)... The many charms of Montpellier create an ode to pleasant urban living.
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