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Places to visit
The area around La Marelle offer many splendid places to visit. Historic towns, cosy villages, vineyards, bicycling like no other place, and lot more... Places Vineyards Sports Brochures Weather
The Canal du Midi
The tow path is a great place to walk, cycle. Alternatively, you can go for a relaxing cruise.
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town, in the Aude département of which it is the préfecture, in the former province of Languedoc. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. The fortress was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.
The Cathar Castles - Peyrepertuse
If you only have time to visit one of the Cathar castles, then your best bet is the Château de Peyrepertuse, not only for its unbeatable site and stunning views, but also because the complex is unusually well preserved. The Peyrepertuse is one of the most awe-inspiring castles anywhere in Europe, clinging to the crest of a long, wickedly jagged spine of rock on the top of a mountain ridge, surrounded by sheer drops of hundreds of metres.
Collioure
Collioure, an idyllic place on the rocky coastline, is situated in the very south of France, 26 km from the Spanish border. The picturesque village is nestled in an authentic environment. It's small Catalan harbor is sheltered by a quiet bay where the chain or the Pyrenees meet the Mediterranean Sea.
La Redorte
La Redorte is the beautiful village where La Marelle is located. Minerve
Minerve is a fortified medieval village, with many of the fortifications still in place, perched high above a canyon in the barren Languedoc landscape - the village is on top of the gorge carved by the River Cesse before it disappears underground in a natural tunnel.
Narbonne
Don't hesitate a minute more, choose Narbonne, and you will open a new door!
Narbonne Plage
Only 35 minutes from La Marelle you find Narbonne Plage, a small and nice village with sandy beaches.
Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.
Terra Vinea
Terra Vinea is a cave 80 meters below the surface, and is a magnificent cathedral like structures with barrels of the local wines gently maturing lining the tunnels. The constant humidity at this subteranean level have become an ideal storage place for the ageing of local wines.
Château de Festiano
In the heart of the Languedoc region, situated on the rich clay and chalk hillsides of the Minervois, Château Festiano is pleased to welcome you. On tasting their wines, you will realise the virtues of the terrain, as well as the signature of the family's 'savoir-faire' for wine producing, which has meant that since 1899 they have received numerous medals and awards.
Le Domaine Adenis
Vines are everywhere here in the Languedoc-Roussillon-region, where growing wine grapes is a passion and a tradition. The vineyards of Le Domaine Adenis is no exception. Make a visit to Nadine Franjus-Adenis.
L'Oulibo
About 20 kilometers from La Marelle stands L'Oulibo, a cooperative that produces some of the best olives and olive oils in France. The two most prominent varieties in the area are the tiny picholine and the larger lucques, with their pointy ends and irregular shape. Some consider Lucques the best green table olive in the world.
Tour de France
The Tour de France started in 1903, and is the world's largest cycling race. Several of the stages in Tour de France 2008 will take place close to La Marelle.
Cycling
You can now rent bikes at La Marelle. Easy, cheap and comfortable...
Golf
The Languedoc-Roussillon-region offer you about 17 high-class golf courses.
Rafting
The fast flowing rivers of the Aude area of Languedoc Roussillon South France are perfect for
Destinations in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Read about all the top destinations in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Read more (pdf 13,1 mb)
Destinations of South France
Read more about the the top destinations of South France in this interactive brochure.
Weather-calendar We provide below an indication of the average monthly temperatures and rainfalls over the past 20 years as recorded for the area around La Marelle.
And especially for those of you who are more comfortable with and accustomed to Fahrenheit temperatures and rain in inches:
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