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The provinces of Languedoc and Roussillon
stretch from the foothills of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border
to the mouth of the river Rhone. The region comprises Lozere,
Gard, Herault, Aude and the Pyrenees-Orientales. The area combines
miles of gentle coastline with a rugged inland, offering mountain
walks in the Haute Languedoc and high plateau of the Certagne
and acres of vineyards in the Corbieres and Minervois. The enduring
legacy of the Romans is evident in the great amphitheatre at
Nimes, while the abbeys of St Martin-du-Canigou, St Michel-de-Cuxa
and St Guilhem-le-Desert are superb examples of early Romanesque
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