Tel : 04 67 80 99 09, www. Fun tasting of Languedoc wines, tapas, concert. Every thursday of July and August, except on Feria Thursday. Vintage vehicle event for enthusiasts and the general public concerts, shows. Established in , the festival brings together 25 well-known authors. Occitan culture in all its forms! It takesplaceoveraweekend, andstartswithsamplinglocal productsfrommembersofthe tradesguildsofLanguedoc- Roussillon. Also: gastronomicexcursionsto discoverlocalspecialities.
F Place David d'Angers C. In BC, the Greeks were building conduits and grain silos The Via Domitia, the first Roman road in Gaul, was constructed here.
In those days the town was a Roman colony and had a forum, a 10,seat amphitheatre and a temple beneath the present cathedral. In this land of the elliptical ball, we take our rugby seriously. Come along and cheer them on all year round. Tickets: www. Raimond-Roger fell into the hands of the Crusaders in August, as did his home town of Carcassonne.
All his lands were confiscated. He died walled up in Carcassonne, in November , the last of his line. Even Vauban, the famous engineer, said as he stood before the work of Riquet: «I would have preferred the glory of having built this, to everything that I have done or may do in the future».
We have him to thank for a bust of Marianne, the three sculptures on the Mirabeau bridge, and more. In we are celebrating the th anniversary of his birth! The story of his life as a member of the French Resistance and his tragic death in is well known.
