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The Languedoc-Roussillon region is dominated by 740,300 acres (2,996 km 2) of vineyards, three times the combined area of the vineyards in Bordeaux and the region has been an important winemaking centre for several centuries. Grapevines are said to have existed in the South of France since the Pliocene period - before the existence of Homo sapiens.
The term Languedoc originated to describe a cultural region that was not necessarily politically unified. After the decline of the Carolingian Empire political rule fragmented into small territorial divisions. [1] King John of England lost his holdings in northern Languedoc to Philip II of France. He visited the region in 1214 seeking the ...
Now a psychiatric hospital, also houses the tourist office and part of the collection of the museum of Mende: Ruin: Château de Saint-Julien-d'Arpaon: Saint-Julien-d'Arpaon - Castle: Château de Saint-Saturnin: Saint-Saturnin - -Château du Solier: Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit - Castle: Château du Tournel: Saint-Julien-du-Tournel - Castle: Château ...
Association des Sites du Pays Cathare: historical and tourist information; Castle of Termes official website, in English. About France The story of the Cathars in Languedoc, and a short guide to Cathar heritage; Cathar Country Cathars, Cathar Beliefs and Cathar Castles. Cathar Castles Cathar Castles: History, Location and Photographs.
Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park, commune of Rosis, Hérault, France. The Orb in the hamlet of Ceps. Roquebrun, Hérault. Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc) is a regional natural park in the south of the Massif Central within the Aveyron, Hérault, and Tarn departments of France.
2 Great sites in France : Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert and Gorges de l'Hérault and Cirque de Navacelles; 1 Regional nature park : Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park; 2 Towns and Lands of Art and History : Pézenas and Lodève; 3 villages listed in the Most Beautiful Villages of France : Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Olargues and Minerve