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30 Gard

Nimes (30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon) celebrates the grape harvest with a 3–day festival centred around Bullfighting – Corridas, but you really do not have to get involved with the bulls to enjoy the atmosphere and other events.

For more info see www.frenchduck.com

Heading from Provence into the Languedoc the route starts at Marseille (13 Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence) finishing in Montpellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) joining two of the major cities of southern France, and crossing through the Baux-de-Provence Appellation - see Domaine de Valdition and Mas Sainte Berthe before heading into the Coteaux du Languedoc AC region

For more info on the Tour de France 2007 see www.letour.fr or UK Eurosport where there are some good interactive maps of the route.

The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations - no longer restricted to the major cities. This really does open up some of the less well-known parts of France.
The list below shows the extent of the coverage - and this excludes flights to Paris which are available from most local airports. Some flights are seasonal, so please check with the airline for timetables and availability.