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From Past Testimonials to Present Events Live heritage, culture and tradition of an engaging region Inhabited since prehistory, the South of France has benefited from multiple influences throughout its history. You will discover Roman relics, Benedictine and Cistercian abbeys, the medieval castles and villages, evidence of the Cathars and the wars of religion which shook this region. Among them, the Bridge of Gard (Pont du Gard), the Channel of Midi (Canal du Midi), the ancient Theatre of Orange, the Roman monuments and the Roman Catholic art of Arles, the historical downtown of Avignon, the City of Carcassonne classified as "Universal Inheritance of Humanity". You will stroll in the historical downtowns alleyways of Carcassonne, Béziers, Nîmes, Montpellier, Narbonne, Pézenas, Perpignan, picturesque cities of Languedoc Region. Because of its landscapes where all your senses will be solicited, this region will delight you : Mediterranean seaside, foothills of Cévennes, peaks and mountains, Mediterranean vegetation, which we shall see while hiking... Not to be missed, many modern and classical music festivals, demonstrations and walks with vine growers, local holidays, particularly those related to the bullfighting, ferias, from the wild Camargue so filled with the cockade races and equestrian traditions. Depending of the calendar, Vinivia offers you the possibility to discover this region under its different facets. To make sense of it, to understand and better appreciate wine. |