As we wandered along the path beside the Canal du Midi, absorbing the peace of the surrounding countryside, with its villages, fields and vineyards, and watching the boats navigating the locks, I reflected on the original purpose of the Canal du Midi. It was intended to be a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Languedoc’
January 30, 2010 by Maz · Leave a Comment
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Social Tagging: Canal du Midi • Carcassonne • Languedoc • South of France
Filed under: Places to visit
Social Tagging: Canal du Midi • Carcassonne • Languedoc • South of France
January 11, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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Social Tagging: La Cite de Carcassonne • Languedoc • Pyrenees • Spring wild flowers
Filed under: Seasons
Social Tagging: La Cite de Carcassonne • Languedoc • Pyrenees • Spring wild flowers
If you are toying with the idea of a Spring break in France, the best of the weather is to be found in Languedoc. Famed for its average of 300 days of sunny weather each year, it is often blessed with an early Spring, when the “garrigue”, or moorland, comes to life with an abundance [...]
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