Vast amphitheatre
on the Mediterranean, with the mild und sunny climate,
the Languedoc-Roussillon area characterized by
an extreme variety and a richness of sites of quality:
220 km of coasts,
with a rocky and wild coast prolonging 180 km of
coast of fine sand and many littoral ponds
A vast littoral
level from the Rhone to the Pyrenees, with cities
of rich historical and cultural inheritance and
a modernized and dynamic agriculture
An intermediate
stage of hills and heath, with staged slopes ist
favourable to the culture of the vine and olive-trees
Divided by many
coastal rivers and streams descending the close
mountains
The mountain:
Central Massif in the north, the varied sites (Aubrac,
Margeride, the Cevennes and Grands Causses), and
the Pyrenees in the south, with its high tops and
its winter sports resorts |