The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon Travel Guide
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Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City 2013
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Like the most celebrated dish of this area, cassoulet, the southwestern region of France is a feast of diverse ingredients. Just as it would be a gross oversimplification to refer to cassoulet merely as a dish of baked beans, southwestern France is much more than just Toulouse, the peaks of the Pyrénées, and the fairy-tale ramparts of Carcassonne.
The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon Hotels
Hotels range from Mediterranean modern to medieval baronial to Pyrenean chalet, and most are small and cozy rather than luxurious and sophisticated. Toulouse...read more
The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon Restaurants
As a rule, the closer you get to the Mediterranean coast, the later you dine and the more you pay for your seafood platter and that bottle of iced rosé...read more
Things To Do in The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon
- Super Low Toulouse Rate: Book Fr $66+/Nt Save with Hotels.com, $8/night less
- 4-Star Mercure Toulouse Saint Georges Fr $105+/Nt Save with Hotels.com, $102/night less
- 3-Star Campanile Toulouse - Purpan Fr $63+/Nt — $63 Save with Hotels.com, $52/night less
- Book 3-Star Campanile Montpellier le Millenaire Fr $87+/Nt — $87 Save with Expedia, $22/night less
- May deal: Balladins Superior Montpellier - Perols Fr $80+/Nt — $80 Expedia
The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon Experiences
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Matisse madness: Captivating Collioure, the main town of the Côte Vermeille (Vermilion Coast), was where Matisse and Derain went mad with... Read more
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Dining in France's Southwest is a rougher, heartier, and more rustic version of classic Mediterranean cooking—the peppers are sliced thick... Read more
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Scorched by the southern heat, the dusty ruins perched high atop cliffs in southern Languedoc were once the refuges of the Cathars, the notoriously... Read more
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The little coastal village of Collioure continues to play muse to the entire Côte Vermeille—after all, it gave rise to the name of... Read more
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