Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in Occitania

19 March 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (Occitan: Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Situated where the Gellone river’s narrow valley meets the steep-sided gorge of the river Hérault, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is essentially a medieval village located on the Chemin de Saint-Jacques (Way of St James) pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostella.   read more…

Le Grau-du-Roi in Occitania

14 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Le Grau-du-Roi (Occitan: Lo Grau dau Rei) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is the Herault department and La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the Bouches-du-Rhone department.   read more…

Cassoulet

3 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  7 minutes

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Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France. The food writer Elizabeth David described it as “that sumptuous amalgamation of haricot beans, sausage, pork, mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs”. It originated in the town of Castelnaudary in the Aude department in the Occitanie region. Variants of the dish are local to other towns and cities in the Aude.   read more…

Banyuls-sur-Mer in Occitania

26 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Banyuls-sur-Mer (Catalan: Banyuls de la Marenda) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It was first settled by Greeks starting in 400 BCE. Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissement of Céret.   read more…

Roquefort-sur-Soulzon in Occitania

22 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  4 minutes

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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (Occitan: Ròcafòrt) is a commune in the Aveyron department, in the region of Occitania, southern France.   read more…

La Grande-Motte in Southern France

31 August 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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La Grande-Motte (Occitan: La Mota Granda) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port near Montpellier, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year it is one of the favorite resorts of the French.   read more…

Castres in Occitania

13 June 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Castres (Castras in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. In 2018, the commune had a population of 41,795.   read more…

Najac in Occitania

23 November 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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Najac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Najac station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac.   read more…

Argelès-sur-Mer in Occitania

24 August 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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Argelès-sur-Mer (literally Argelès on Sea; Catalan: Argelers de la Marenda or Argelers; Occitan: Argelers de Mar), commonly known as Argelès, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the administrative region of Occitania, France. It is about 25 km from Perpignan.   read more…

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