Location: Ouveillan in France
Nearest Airport:
Carcassone at 45
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Nearest Ferry:
Sete at 50
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Nearest Train:
Narbonne at 15
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Nearest Motorway:
A9, Junction 36 at 15
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 26.0
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Car: recommended
Away from the over-priced madness of the Cote d'Azur, the Narbonne area of the Languedoc region is the most unspoilt part of France's Mediterranean coastline.
Here, it's about the wine, the weather and joie de vivre. Big spaces, big skies and vines as far as the eye can see.
Narbonne was an ancient Roman port and the 11th century cathedral towers over the remains of a Roman road. Smart shops and a bustling indoor market border the Canal du Midi as it runs through the centre before ending its journey in the thriving fishing port of Sete.
Follow the canal inland to the medieval town of Carcassone and drive through sleepy villages steeped in Cathar history.
This is also mountaineering and cycling country, being on the foothills of the Pyrenees. Bag a bargain in the brocantes in Pezanas, browse the Galleries Lafayette in Beziers, drink in the coffee culture in Roquebrun or catch the sunset at the eerily beautiful Etang de Bages.
Do little. Do lots. The choice is yours.