Things to do in the Languedoc: Watersports
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The Languedoc has a range of suitable areas for watersports. Its
Mediterranean
coast has wide sandy beaches and rocky creeks along
the Côte Vermeille. There are also clear
lagoons, lakes, canals, rivers, swimming pools fed by
natural hot springs, and even subterranean streams. Equipment
can be hired for water skiing, sailing, windsurfing,
fun boarding, SCUBA diving, sand yachting, kite flying,
sea kayaking, jet skiing, canoeing, kyacking, white
water rafting and canyoning.
Swimming. Mediterranean
Sea, lakes and rivers, and swimming pools. Click
here
SCUBA Diving. Click here
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Sailing. 25 harbours with 22,000 marina
berths. Click here
Water Skiing. Click here
Canooing & Kyacking. Click here
White Water Rafting. Click here
Canyoning. Click here
Wind Surfing. Click here
KiteSurfing. Click here
Sand Yachting. The shores of the lagoons
offer the ideal landscape for sand yachting races. To find
out more about sand yachting in Languedoc-Roussillon Visit
La
Ligue de Voile du Languedoc-Roussillon
Joutes Nautiques (Sea-water jousts) These jousts take
place in the summer - mainly in August - at Sète,
Agde,
Béziers
and other towns. They are exactly what the name suggests,
medieval style jousts, but with the jousters on board substantial
rowing boats. For more information click here
Languedoc-Roussillon Navigation Services Tel:
0467 14 12 00
Useful Websites.
Government
Information on water sports
Government
Information on Sport for young people
www.vfn.fr
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