Agde: (
Agte). Located in the Hérault
département at the mouth of the River
Hérault, this was originally a Phoenician settlement,
later taken over by the Greeks. Click here for more
about Agde 
Aigues Mortes: (
Ayga Mortas). Spectacular medieval walled town in the Gard département
built by Louis XII. Click here for more
about Aigues Mortes
Albi: (
Albi). Attractive Market town. Spectacular Cathedral.
Click here for details
Albi: (
Albi). Attractive Market town. Spectacular Cathedral.
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about Albi
Alet
les Baines: Pretty town in the Aude
département on the River
Aude, once a walled city with a Cathedral, now ruined.
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about Alet-les-Bains
Céret. in the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Attractive fortified town, where
Pic. A fortified town, famous as the home of
Cubist and other painters, including Picasso, Bracque and
Gris. Click on the foolling link for more on Céret
Couisa: Town in the Aude département on the Haute Vallée of River Aude. Click here for more about Couisa
Coullioure. Attractive Port in
the Pyrénées-Orientales
département on the Vermillion Coast with a palace,
an unusually large number of art galleries and a templar
fortress. Click here for more
about Coullioure
Espéraza: Attractive market town in the
Aude
département in the Haute Valée of the
River
Aude. Click here for more
about Espéraza
Elne: Attractive town in the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Click here for more
about Elne
Lagrasse: Attractive town in the The
Corbières (Aude
département). Click here for more
about Lagrasse
Limoux: Large Market town in the Aude département on the Haute Vallée of River Aude. Click here for more about Limoux . Or on the following link for more information on its famous Limoux winter Carnival
. For this year's programme, click here .
Montolieu: A French version of Hey-on-Wye.
Dozens of bookshops selling new and secondhand books. Click
here for more
on Montolieu
Pézenas: Artist colony in the
Gard
département - galleries and studios, also
local crafts; cafés, wineries, and shopping. Lots
of (overpriced) antique shops. Abbaye de Valmagne. Click
here for more
about Pézanas
Quillan (
Quilhan): in the Aude
département on the River
Aude. Click here for Quillan
Click here for photos of the Quillan Carnival Click here for photos of the Quillan Summer Dance Festival
Sète: A famous and attractive fishing port in the Hérault département. Click here for more about Sète
Saint Gilles: A town in the Gard département on the border of the Camargue. The ancient seat of the The House of Toulouse. Click here for more about St-Gilles
Villefranche-de-Conflet (
Vilafranca): In the Pyrénées-Orientales
département. Wonderful walled town and nearby
fortress. Click here for more
about Villefranche-de-Conflet
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