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The area around La Marelle offer many splendid places to visit. Historic towns, cosy villages, vineyards, bicycling like no other place, and lot more...

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Places

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The Canal du Midi

The tow path is a great place to walk, cycle. Alternatively, you can go for a relaxing cruise.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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La Redorte

La Redorte is the beautiful village where La Marelle is located.

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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.

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Narbonne

Don't hesitate a minute more, choose Narbonne, and you will open a new door!
Thanks to its geographical position, the diversity and extent of its territory, and its cultural wealth, Narbonne provides a rich and genuine tourism experience sure to please everyone.

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Narbonne Plage

Only 35 minutes from La Marelle you find Narbonne Plage, a small and nice village with sandy beaches.

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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.

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Vineyards                             

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sports                             

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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.

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Cycling

You can now rent bikes at La Marelle. Easy, cheap and comfortable...

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Golf

The Languedoc-Roussillon-region offer you about 17 high-class golf courses.

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Rafting

The fast flowing rivers of the Aude area of Languedoc Roussillon South France are perfect for
the extreme water sports fans. The adrenalin rush riding the rapids is tremendous. White water
rafting is well instructed and we recommend Sud Rafting based in Axat with their highly skilled
instructors who give a safety and navigation introduction to ensure a good water ride.

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Brochures

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Destinations in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Read about all the top destinations in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon.

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Destinations of South France

Read more about the the top destinations of South France in this interactive brochure.

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Weather

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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.

 
Average Maximum Temperature °C
Average Temperature °C
Average Minimum Temperature °C
Average Rainfall mm
Days with rainfall >1mm
January
10.8
6.8
2.8
61
6
February
12.1
7.8
3.6
57
7
March
15.3
10.5
5.7
47
6
April
17.6
12.6
7.5
60
7
May
22.1
16.5
11
51
6
June
26.6
20.4
14.2
37
4
July
30.5
23.7
16.8
21
3
August
29.8
23.1
16.4
45
4
September
26.2
19.8
13.7
41
4
October
20.3
15.6
10.8
92
6
November
14.7
10.7
6.8
62
6
December
11.8
7.9
4
59
7

 

And especially for those of you who are more comfortable with and accustomed to Fahrenheit temperatures and rain in inches:

 
Average Maximum Temperature °F
Average Temperature °F
Average Minimum Temperature °F
Average Rainfall ins
Days with rainfall >0.04"
January
51
44
37
2.4
6
February
54
46
38
2.2
7
March
60
51
42
1.9
6
April
64
55
46
2.4
7
May
72
62
52
2.0
6
June
80
69
58
1.5
4
July
87
75
62
0.8
3
August
86
74
62
1.8
4
September
79
68
57
1.6
4
October
69
60
51
3.6
6
November
58
51
44
2.4
6
December
53
46
39
2.3
7

 

   

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