Beyond such sensuous pleasures are many layers of history.
This stretch coastline was the first place in Gaul to be settled
by the Romans, their enduring legacy evident in the great
amphitheatre at Nîmes and the magnificent engineering of the
Pont
du Gard.
One visit is not enough to see a fraction of all the attractions
the area has to offer: the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne,
the Cathar castles of
Queribus and Peyrepertuse.
In parts, the region remains wild and untamed but it also has the
most youthful and progressive cities: Montpellier, the ancient
university city and capital of the region and Nîmes with its
exuberant feria and bullfights. The whole area is typified by an
insouciance mixture of ancient and modern, from Roman temples and post-modern architecture in its cities to solar power and ancient
abbeys in the mountains. |
