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 |  he large towns of the Languedoc are hundreds of years old. Founded by the Greeks and the Romans, they have risen to the economic centres of the region. Within an hour of driving from the Domaine St. Eugène you can find: |
 Montpellier: the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon has attracted attention by its avant-gard architectural projects TIP: The most lively point in the town and perfect observation point is the Place de la Comédie. |
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| Pezenas: here Molière became the star of the French theatre scene and since then lives on in his plays. TIP: in summer artists and artistic craftsmen open their studios in the old city. |
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| Sete: also called “Little Venice”, this town is the second largest fishing port of France. TIP: with the Musée Paul Valery a monument was raised to the most famous sons of the town, Paul Valery and Georges Brassens. |
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| Beziers: is dominated by the Gothic cathedral Saint-Nazaire, a successor of a Roman complex, which, together with 15 000 inhabitants, was a victim of the crusade against the Cathars. TIP: a stroll along the alley Paul Riquet, which is bordered by four lines of the oldest plane trees in France and is dedicated to the founder of the Canal du Midi (since 1996 cultural world heritage of the UNESCO). |
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| Narbonne: the former capital of the Roman “Provincia Narbonensis”, located at the Canal de la Robine, which links the town with the Canal du Midi and the Mediterranean Sea. TIP: in front of the Hotel de Ville you can visit a part of the Roman built Via Domitia between the Rhone and the Pyrenees. |
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| Carcassone: a fortress town with 56 fortified towers and a wall of three kilometres long, a place of refuge of the Cathars. Since 1997 cultural world heritage of the UNESCO. TIP: a walk through the fortifications early in the morning. |
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| Perpignan: Administrative centre of the Roussillon, in the 13th century second capital of Mallorca, today still influenced by its Spanish history. TIP: from the Castillet, the former town gate made of red bricks, you have a great view of the town and the land ... >>> |
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