From Provence to the shadow of the Pyrenees and with miles of azure Mediterranean coastline, Languedoc-Roussillon may be the south of France’s best-kept secret. History buffs will be captivated; the ...

The ‘vinuous terrorists’ of Languedoc-Roussillon are battling changing French drinking habits and a new president as they seek to preserve the region’s traditions There is no love for politicians ...

The former French region of Languedoc-Roussillon has been named one of the best regions in the whole world to visit by Lonely Planet. People who live there tell us why the famous travel guide is not ...

Anthony Peregrine was a reporter at the Lancashire Evening Post for a decade, before he moved from north-west England to southern France. For the last 37 years, he has freelanced, specialising first ...

Stretching north from the Spanish border, around the arc of the Mediterranean Sea, southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillon is the largest winegrowing region in the world. Yet until the most recent few ...

Coming over the scrubby massif from Gérard Bertrand’s wine estate in La Clape, a sub-appellation of the Languedoc, the sky drops down to the sea and after a few winds of the road—like the clicks in a ...

For this region, once known for its vast output of inexpensive wines, the journey toward recognition has been long and winding. Is a destination any closer? By Eric Asimov Not so long ago, the ...

Languedoc-Roussillon is the French Mediterranean in third gear, with a comfortable shabby-chic charm all its own. One of its great assets is that it scrunches a lot of exciting geography in a small ...

What's in the name? Languedoc literally means "language of yes" – langue d'oc – but obviously something goes missing in translation. "Oc" was how the Occitan-speaking inhabitants of this part of south ...