Things to See in the Languedoc:   Historic Towns

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. Click here for more about Albi

Alet les Baines:  Pretty town in the Aude département on the River Aude, once a walled city with a Cathedral, now ruined. Click here for more 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

Couiza: Town in the Aude département on the Haute Vallée of River Aude. Click here for more about Couiza

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 .

Mirepoix:  Pretty Cathedral town in the Ariege. Click here for more on Mirepoix

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 Pézenas

Nebias: Small town  in the Aude département. Click here for more about Nebias

Quillan (  Quilhan):  in the Aude département on the River Aude. Click here for Quillan Click here for photos of the Quillan Carnival

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