The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon: Includes Free Ebook

The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon

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Discover Languedoc and Roussillon with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest recommendations by our independent experts. Whether you plan to navigate your way through the region along the Canal du Midi, explore Cathar country, or simply visit a vineyard or join in on a truffle hunt, The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon will help you discover the best places to explore, eat, drink, shop and sleep along the way.

Features of this travel guide to Languedoc and Roussillon:

• Detailed regional coverage: provides practical information for every kind of trip, from off-the-beaten-track adventures to chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas
• Honest and independent reviews: written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, our writers will help you make the most from your trip to Languedoc and Roussillon
• Meticulous mapping: practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys. Find your way around Montpellier, Perpignan and many more locations without needing to get online
• Fabulous full-colour photography: features inspirational colour photography, including water-jousting in Sète and kayaking under the Pont du Gard
• Time-saving itineraries: carefully planned routes will help inspire and inform your on-the-road experiences
• Things not to miss: Rough Guides' rundown of the best sights and top experiences to be found in Carcassonne, Montségur, and Toulouse
• Travel tips and info: packed with essential pre-departure information including getting around, accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, sports and outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, shopping and more
• Background information: comprehensive 'Contexts' chapter provides fascinating insights into Languedoc and Roussillon, with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary
• The ultimate travel tool: download the free eBook to access all this from your phone or tablet
• Covers: Toulouse and around, Carcassonne, Upper Aude and Ariège, Albi and Haut Languedoc, Nîmes and around, Montpellier and around, Narbonne, Béziers and around, Roussillon

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About Rough Guides: Rough Guides have been inspiring travellers for over 35 years, with over 30 million copies sold globally. Synonymous with practical travel tips, quality writing and a trustworthy 'tell it like it is' ethos, the Rough Guides list includes more than 260 travel guides to 120+ destinations, gift-books and phrasebooks.

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Brian A. Catlos, a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a research associate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received many prestigious fellowships and awards. He is the author of the prizewinning The Victors and the Vanquished: Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon (1050-1300), The Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom ca. 1050-1615, and is featured in the documentary Cities of Light. He has traveled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, and has contributed to many travel guidebooks, including his Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon. For more, see www.brianacatlos.com.