Agde: (
Agte). Located in the Hérault
département at the mouth of the River
Hérault, this was originally a Phoenician settlement,
later taken over by the Greeks. Click here for more
about Agde 
Aigues Mortes: (
Ayga Mortas). Spectacular medieval walled town in the Gard département.
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about Aigues Mortes
Albi: (
Albi). Attractive Market town. Spectacular Cathedral.
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Albi: (
Albi). Attractive Market town. Spectacular Cathedral.
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about Albi
Alet
les Baines: Pretty town in the Aude
département on the River
Aude, once a walled city with a Cathedral, now ruined.
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about Alet-les-Bains
Céret. in the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Attractive fortified town, where
Pic. A fortified town, famous as the home of
Cubist and other painters, including Picasso, Bracque and
Gris. Click on the foolling link for more on Céret
Coullioure. Attractive Port in
the Pyrénées-Orientales
département on the Vermillion Coast with a palace,
an unusually large number of art galleries and a templar
fortress. Click here for more
about Coullioure
Espéraza: Attractive market town in the
Aude
département in the Haute Valée of the
River
Aude. Click here for more
about Espéraza
Elne: Attractive town in the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Click here for more
about Elne
Lagrasse: Attractive town in the The
Corbières (Aude
département). Click here for more
about Lagrasse
Limoux:
Large Market town in the Aude
département on the Haute Vallée of River
Aude. Click here for more
about Limoux .
Or on the following link for more information on its famous
Limoux
winter Carnival
.
For this year's programme, click here
.
Montolieu: A French version of Hey-on-Wye.
Dozens of bookshops selling new and secondhand books. Click
here for more
on Montolieu
Pézenas: Artist colony in the
Gard
département - galleries and studios, also
local crafts; cafés, wineries, and shopping. Lots
of (overpriced) antique shops. Abbaye de Valmagne. Click
here for more
about Pézanas
Quillan (
Quilhan): in the Aude
département
Sète: A famous and attractive fishing port in the Hérault département. Click here for more about Sète
Saint Gilles: A town in the Gard département on the border of the Camargue. The ancient seat of the The House of Toulouse. Click here for more about St-Gilles
Villefranche-de-Conflet (
Vilafranca): In the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Wonderful walled town and nearby
fortress. Click here for more
about Villefranche-de-Conflet
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