The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Brian Catlos (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides | Publication Date: July 2, 2007

The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon is your essential handbook to one of France’s most beautiful and intriguing regions. The full-colour section introduces the area''s highlights from the picturesque beach town of Collioure and the Orb Valley mountain river to swimming at the Pont Du Gard - an extraordinary Roman Aqueduct. For every town and village, there are comprehensive and opinionated reviews of all the best places to stay, eat and sample the local wines, whatever your budget. There is plenty of practical advice on exploring hiking trails, boating on the Canal du Midi and experiencing the Catalan dances of Roussillon. The guide also takes a look at the region''s best festivals and comes complete with maps and plans for every area.

The Rough Guide to Languedoc & Roussillon is like having a local friend plan your trip!

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About the Author

Brian Catlos  is a contributor on Rough Guides to Barcelona, Europe, France and Spain.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 3 edition (July 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843537907
• ISBN-13: 978-1843537908
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,321,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Guide, January 18, 2008

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Jeffrey N. Stevens (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I'd visited this region in 2000, and want to return there soon to live in retirement. This guide is more useful than the ones I had in 2000. It does a great job of showing the tourist where the interesting stops are, and is also rather good more generally in discussing the "good life" in this area of France. I've yet to buy a Rough Guide that disappoints.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay - no appetite appeal!, July 17, 2008

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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I'm in the process of planning a trip to the Languedoc and I've been reading several guides to the region. This is not a terrible guide, but it's the one I liked the least.

This book would be good if you already know exactly where you want to go and what you want to do. For example, there is plenty of specific information on things like opening hours and places to stay. It's very well researched. But if you're earlier in the planning stages than that, it doesn't really do it. The chapters leap about from place to place and it gets confusing trying to work out where they are in relation to one another. Moreover, nowhere sounds particularly enticing! (Apart from Montpellier: clearly a favorite of the author). Several towns that are singled out as highlights in other guidebooks rate only passing mentions here.

To me, part of the enjoyment of a holiday is reading and thinking in advance about where to go and what to see. After reading this book, I half-felt like I'd be better off going somewhere else. It just doesn't make Languedoc and Roussillon sound very appealing. Sort of the equivalent of a recipe book with no appetite appeal.

Post script: Having now returned from visiting the region, I would urge you not to miss Collioure which is a charming little town by the sea, not too far from Perpignan. My profile photo was taken in Albi, which is also a very nice spot.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good info, September 20, 2008

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Terri DuLong "Author of SPINNING FORWARD rele... (Cedar Key, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I'll be leaving for the south of France in a week, so I've poured through this book doing all of my research and homework before leaving.
I think it gave a fairly comprehensive view of the region. I liked the way it was arranged into different areas and just enough info about various villages.