Notes from the Languedoc

Rupert — 2003-12-18T11:07:40Z


Notes from the Languedoc

Nobody should come to France without reading this book. For the Languedoc is a land of castles and heretics, vineyards and scented hillsides, boar hunts and bullfights, sandy beaches and flamingos. But how do you get to it?

Rupert Wright, a journalist for nearly 20 years, who writes for the Sunday Times and Financial Times, spent the last three years exploring this great region. This is his account of his travels. Here you will meet the people that are shaping its future, including Georges Freche, dynamic mayor of Montpellier; Jean-Claude Mas, an energetic winemaker based near PÃ©zenas; and Juan Bautista, whose idea of fun is to wave red capes at angry bulls in the BÃ©ziers bull ring. You will learn some of the history of the place, including the crusade in the 13th century against the Cathars, the building of the Canal du Midi, and how La Grande Motte turned from being a farm into one of France's busiest and brazen beach resorts.
This book is available, among other places, at Librairie Domens in PÃ©zenas, in Montpellier at As You Like It bookshop, and in Foyle's at Charing Cross Road in London.
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Notes from the Languedoc