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Learn more about Languedoc wines, with the wide and plural AOC Fitou appellation

An authentic vineyard between mountains and sea... We offer you the opportunity here to discover a wild but fertile region...

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Discover some Aude wines, introduced by Narbonne-Quatourze and Les Maîtres Vignerons de Cascastel wineries

A global panorama over the vineyards in Aude (credits: Aude Tourism).. Still endless horizons for numerous treasures and secrets...

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The rich Roman past of Aude got unveiled in Narbonne, from the Narbo Via Museum until the Bages-Sigean Pond, with its marina and its Bistrot La Nautique

..just in front of the majestic Archbishops Palace. Under the Art Deco arcades of the Narbonne department store.. If you...

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A real exploration into the Languedoc wines through our selection of authentic vineyards…

An authentic landscape between guarrigue and altitude, for more wine personality.. The wide vineyards of the AOC Languedoc, stand on...

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Explore Montpellier from the treasures of its old center and its Musée Fabre and its MO.CO. exhibitions!

..an immense wooden gate may hide a charming backyard. The charm of the Mediterranean sunshine.. Did you know that one...

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Enter the history of Montpellier with the Hotel Richer De Belleval, nearby the Château de Flaugergues and the Presqu’Île de Maguelone

..at the opposite side of this massive floral buffet. A table set in front of a bas-relief (1931), Louis-Jacques Guigues.....

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Learn more about Languedoc wines, with the wide and plural AOC Fitou appellation

Discover some Aude wines, introduced by Narbonne-Quatourze and Les Maîtres Vignerons de Cascastel wineries

The rich Roman past of Aude got unveiled in Narbonne, from the Narbo Via Museum until the Bages-Sigean Pond, with its marina and its Bistrot La Nautique

A real exploration into the Languedoc wines through our selection of authentic vineyards…

Explore Montpellier from the treasures of its old center and its Musée Fabre and its MO.CO. exhibitions!

Enter the history of Montpellier with the Hotel Richer De Belleval, nearby the Château de Flaugergues and the Presqu’Île de Maguelone

Find some Inspyration in Brive-la-Gaillarde, through its Market, the Maison Denoix and Le Chêne Vert Hotel

Follow the steps of Colette in Corrèze, from her Jardins, the Castel Novel Hotel, the Pans de Travassac and of course the Festival de la Vézère !

Feel the spirit of Saintonge from Saintes and its Abbaye Aux Dames or Saint Jean d’Angely, with its Royal Abbey

Admire the cartoon walls of the comic book capital of Angoulême and its Cathedral Treasure by Othoniel!

Different facets of Lille get unveiled with L’Hermitage Gantois and the artistic acts of Lille 3000 and Lille Art Up!

Find your favorite rare books and editions, at the Salon International du Livre Rare & des Arts Graphiques, in the Grand Palais Éphémère

Revive Le Grand Bleu (or The Big Blue) soundtrack spirit with a cine-concert, by his composer Eric Serra and his orchestra

Our selection of exhibitions in Paris for this Autumn & Winter 2022

Discover the John Riddoch vineyards, from the Wynns Coonawarra Estate in Australia

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