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UNESCO sites in Languedoc Roussillon

There are six Unesco World Heritage sites in Languedoc Roussillon, South of France: the Causses and the Cévennes, Carcassonne, the Canal du Midi, the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, the Pont du Gard, the Vauban Fortresses - all famous French sites or monuments.

Le Pont du Gard

The Pont du Gard

A symbol of Roman ingenuity, the Pont du Gard is the highest Roman aqueduct bridge in the world....

Le Canal du Midi

The Canal du Midi

Pierre-Paul Riquet was responsible for opening the Canal du Midi, waterway between the Mediterran...

Cité de Carcassonne

The City of Carcassonne

Carcassonne leaves you speechless the first time you see it. Its huge medieval defence system, th...

Saint Guilhem le Désert

The routes to Santiago de Compostela

The pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, the resting place of St James, run thro...

Villefranche-de-Conflent

Vauban's fortresses

The fortresses of Villefranche de Conflent and Mont-Louis have joined the very select circle of W...

Causses et Cévennes

The Causses and Cévennes

In this exceptional natural setting, the shepherds and flocks of the South of France, have carved...

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