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When you look for a guidebook of the Languedoc-Roussillon in the France section, you'll first notice the slew of titles featuring
Paris and the Provence. The Languedoc is still virtually ignored by the touristic mainstream, and it is a good thing.
Here are some guides we have found useful:
1. THE ROUGH GUIDE TO LANGUEDOC & ROUSSILLON by Brian Caltos, published by Rough Guides. $19.99
Thorough basic information on travel tips and on the cultural heritage of the region. Detailed description of sites' attractions
and activities, including how to get there. Good section on restaurants and lodgings, divided into price categories. Individual
maps of regions and principal cities.
2. LANGUEDOC AND SOUTH WEST FRANCE: Your guide to Great Drives, by Gillian Thomas and John Harrison, a Sign Post Guide,
published by Thomas Cook Publishing. $22.95
25 attractively illustrated itineraries with clear well-marked maps and detailed description of the circuits, each of
which is rated on a 1-5 star system in these categories: Food and Drink, Villages, Castles, Churches, Vineyards, Walking,
and Spas. A great choice if you plan on using La Liberté to explore the surrounding countryside.
3. LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON: France by the French, published by Hachette in their series Hachette Vacances. $19.99
English text. This is Hachette's equivalent of the Eyewitness Guides published by DK Publishing in the U.S.: glossy, stuffed
with images and information. Just under half of it is background information on every aspect of life and culture in the Languedoc
Roussillon; the balance of the book covers its highlights. The last section, "Handy Words and Phrases" includes
a comprehensive menu dictionary
4. MICHELIN GUIDES
These are always excellent and we do recommend that you buy them in the U.S. as you are unlikely to find them in anything
but French once you are there.
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