Publisher's Synopsis
This series of guide books covers the whole of France, region by region. They are designed as practical reference books and each contains an account of the region's history, a section on food and drink and a narrative tour of the region's notable features - cities, villages, chateaux, churches, monuments and areas of outstanding natural beauty. Each region is divided into several sub-regions, and at the end of each sub-region there is a list of recommended hotels and restaurants across a wide price range, plus sports and leisure facilities, museums and art galleries.;The present volume provides details about the "other" South of France - Languedoc and its neighbour Roussillon, officially known as Languedoc-Roussillon. Information is provided on the coast, countryside, history, food and wine and includes a list of museums and galleries to visit.;Other titles in the series include guides to the Loire Valley, Auvergne and the Massif Central and Dordogne and Lot.
