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The Aude is also known as “Cathar Country” and straddles north and south of the main A62 autoroute which runs from the Mediterranean at Narbonne through to Carcassonne and on to the Atlantic. It is home to the wine appellations of Corbieres, Minervois and Fitou. Its main towns are Narbonne, Beziers and Carcassonne.

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The Lot is home to Cahors and its wines, the rich tannic Malbec red wine. The Lot valley meanders its way from east to west across the departement. and offers a variety of landscapes from deep river valleys, high moorland, expansive oak forests.

Recommended book: Lot: Travels Through a Limestone Landscape in SouthWest Franceby Helen Martin (Moho Books)
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Lot Tourist Information Office

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The land of Gaillac wines, the striking edifice of Albi Cathedral (and a Toulouse Lautrec museum) and the medieval village of Cordes-sur-Ciel (in the sky). Lautrec holds an annual Garlic festival.

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Domaine de Labarthe – Gaillac wines
Manoir des Raynaudes – boutique B&B and apartments

Tarn Tourist Information Office

The heart of Gascony = wine (Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes de St Mont, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Floc de Gascogne and Armagnac + duck and goose = foie gras!
Les Chenes Verts de Gascogne - B&B
Domaine Berthoumieu - Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh winemaker
Producteurs Plaimont – cooperative wine cellar for Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes de St Mont, Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh
Peyloubëre - GIte and B&B accommodation
Domaine de Lauroux – English owned vineyard producing Cotes de Gascogne wines, Floc de Gascogne and Armagnac + B&B and self-catering accommodation.
Chateau d’Aydie (Famille Laplace) wine producers at Aydie

Jazz in Marciac events
Tempo Latino music festival in Vic Fezensac
Motor Racing circuit at Nogaro

Gers Tourist Information Office
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The Gard is a departement of Languedoc-Roussillon region with its capital at Nimes.
The area includes parts of the Cotes du Rhone wine region to the east, Vins de Pays d’Oc to the south and west, and the Costières de Nimes vineyards around Nimes.
It has significant Roman sites at Nimes and the Pont du Gard
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Gard Tourist Information Office

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The Lot et Garonne departement lies to the east of Bordeaux and south of the Dordogne, with its principal towns being Agen, Duras Villeneneuve-sur-Lot and Marmande.
It is home to the wines of Buzet, Cotes de Brulhois, Cotes de Duras and Cotes du Marmandais.
Lot-et-Garonne Tourist Information Office

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In the south of the Perigord area with the Dordogne river running through it, the département of Dordogne has its capital at Bergerac.

Home to the vineyards of Bergerac and its sub-appellations (e.g. Pecharmant, Saussignac, Montravel, Monbazillac) the département is adjacent to Bordeaux to the west and Duras to the south-west.

It is also home to our favourite French wine producer, Guy Cuisset at Chateau Grinou in Monestier.

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To celebrate Carnaval the Parisian way, join in the fun on the processional route from Porte de Bagnolet to the Hotel de Ville on 3 February 2008 – CLICK HERE for details
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One way of getting around some of the main sights of Paris is on the hop-on hop-off ferry that runs a circular route from the Eiffel Tower to St Germain-des-Pres to Musee d’Orsay, Notre Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Hotel de Ville, Louvre and Champs Elysees.
See more on alternative wats of getting around Paris at www.frenchduck.com
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