It's an industry truism that professional tour guides love to tout their own destinations, sometimes coming up with prideful superlatives that can be a bit hard for visitors to swallow. It was, ...

From Provence to the shadow of the Pyrenees and with miles of azure Mediterranean coastline, Languedoc-Roussillon may be the south of France’s best-kept secret. History buffs will be captivated; the ...

Rather than building its reputation around a single grape, Languedoc has embraced diversity, creating a mosaic of appellations that continues to redefine what modern French wine can be.

The seemingly sleepy Occitanie area in the South of France—stretching from the lavender-studded Provence to the Pyrenees—is wrapped in acres of vineyard, sunflower meadows, and dotted with chateaux.

Coming over the scrubby massif from Gérard Bertrand’s wine estate in La Clape, a sub-appellation of the Languedoc, the sky drops down to the sea and after a few winds of the road—like the clicks in a ...

Stretching north from the Spanish border, around the arc of the Mediterranean Sea, southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillon is the largest winegrowing region in the world. Yet until the most recent few ...

When most travelers conjure up the south of France, they picture Provence and the Côte d'Azur. For a lesser-explored but equally impressive itinerary, head to Languedoc and you'll get a taste of that ...

The sunshine was so bright that not even a pair of prescription sunglasses could cut the glare. We felt X-rayed by the laser-intense white light; it hurt the eyes just to step into the sun. Around us, ...

A haven for wine lovers, if the Languedoc-Roussillon isn’t on your bucket list, it should be. With its thriving wine tourism and vast parcels of vineyards – springtime is a wonderful time to visit ...

The Languedoc Roussillon region sometimes gets overlooked when it comes to wine regions in France. What a shame. Like many wine regions in France, including the Rhone region, Loire Valley and Bordeaux ...

Think of the south of France and postcard images of the lavender fields of Provence and tony spots with yachts – Nice, Cannes and St. Tropez – likely spring to mind. But look at a map of France and ...