What are the most beautiful places to visit in the Languedoc?
With its unique landscapes, its terroir and gastronomy, its vineyards, its picturesque villages, the Languedoc destination has many faces, many colours. It offers visitors a multitude of activities and experiences to live and share.
Here we offer you the opportunity to discover some of the major tourist sites in this province of southern France. Most of them, in the departments that our network Sites d’Exception en Languedoc currently covers: Hérault, Gard, Lozère and Aveyron.
From the south Aveyron to the Mediterranean Sea, from the Cevennes to the Camargue Gardoise via Roman Nîmes or the Pont du Gard, from the Canal du Midi to the Pic Saint Loup vineyards via the Bassin de Thau…all along your route, push the doors of the exceptional tourist sites in Languedoc.
Don’t miss the essential!
What to visit in Hérault ?
Hérault, in the heart of the Languedoc, is the fourth most touristic department in France and the first in the Occitanie region.
Particularly appreciated for its coastline and its beautiful sandy beaches, this destination also offers a particularly rich back country.
From the Haut Languedoc to the Minervois vineyards, from Béziers-Canal du Midi to the Pays de Thau – Pézenas, from the Cœur d’Hérault to Montpellier-Petite Camargue, from the Cévennes to the Pic Saint Loup, the richness of the heritage, culture and nature promises many beautiful discoveries.
Here is a selection of tourist sites not to be missed in Hérault. Let us guide you!
What sites to visit in Gard?
The department of Gard and its remarkably well preserved Roman heritage such as the Arena of Nîmes, the Maison Carré, the Tour Magne or the Pont du Gard, its exceptional historical cities such as Uzès, Aigues-mortes or its magnificent villages such as Lussan, La Roque sur Cèze … The Gard destination promises beautiful discoveries.
Visiting the Gard also means discovering an exceptional natural environment. From the remarkable landscapes of the Cevennes to the Camargue, passing by the Mediterranean, you will discover sites such as the Cirque de Navacelles, the Bamboo plantation of the Cevennes, the Trabuc and Salamander caves… here, nature has its place!
Here are the major heritage, natural and cultural sites of the Gard destination!
What to do in Aveyron?
To visit Aveyron is to travel through a very varied and particularly extensive territory. Aveyron is the fifth largest department in mainland France! The roads can be winding, but they have the particularity of offering visitors bucolic and preserved landscapes.
This destination has many assets, particularly for lovers of the great outdoors. Mountain biking, hiking, water sports in the Tarn gorges and fishing are all available. The Grands Causses Natural Park, overlooked by the Millau Viaduct (open to visitors!), covers almost a third of the department.
As for gastronomy, one does not die of hunger in Aveyron ;) the cuisine is rich, diversified and particularly greedy. To quote you some jewels: Aligot, Roquefort, Tripous or the spit cake.
Finally, to visit Aveyron is to discover the sites of the Knights Templar Hospitallers such as la Couvertoirade, La Cavalerie, Saint-Jean d’Alcas, to cross villages labelled “Most beautiful villages of France” such as Conques, Belcastel, Brousse le Château (Aveyron has no less than ten of them, the national record! ). It is to marvel at one of the exceptional heritage sites such as the Abbey of Sylvanès or the Millau Viaduct…
Here are the must-see sites to visit in Aveyron.
The Exceptional Sites PASS
A word of advice: on your first visit to one of the exceptional sites in the Languedoc, remember to pick up your free PASS leaflet, valid for 2 people. It will allow you to discover the destination’s must-see sites at a reduced rate!A word of advice: on your first visit to one of the exceptional sites in the Languedoc, remember to pick up your free PASS leaflet, valid for 2 people. It will allow you to discover the destination’s must-see sites at a reduced rate!
