Main Cities

People enjoy cities and towns more in sunny Languedoc-Roussillon, where something in the Mediterranean air makes the people here very friendly.

Languedoc-Roussillon, South of France

Nîmes France - City Languedoc Roussillon

You would certainly be hard pushed to find any similarity between the cities of Mende, the préfecture of the Lozère stretching out along the banks of the river Lot, Carcassonne, famous for its old town, Narbonne, overlooked by its impressive Archbishop’s palace and Perpignan, which was given the grandiose title of “centre of the world” by Salvador Dali! And what special features should we mention for the Roman city of Nîmes, or Béziers, the wealthy heir to the region’s wine producing industry, or Montpellier which in just 30 years has become France’s eighth largest urban area?

The cities and towns of Languedoc-Roussillon, South of France, are historic and lively at the same time. They offer a unique art of living: shady sidewalk cafés where people sit chatting for hours on end year round, lazy strolls through a maze of narrow, winding streets to places in the heart of town that rushing tourists never get to see, and shopping in welcoming boutiques that welcome you like a friend.

Languedoc-Roussillon’s beautiful, bustling towns are happy to welcome you year-round. They’re "living places" above all else, which means that there is no particular tourist season. You can explore them one by one for a week or a weekend year round in total freedom.

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