The Languedoc hides the most spectacular Cathar castles in Europe, the Canal du Midi (UNESCO World Heritage), the Corbières vineyards and nearly empty secondary roads through a landscape of Mediterranean garrigue.
Quiet secondary roads through inland hills, limestone gorges, cliff-top castles and some coastal stretches. Good tarmac, low traffic outside summer. Long season: March to November.
Routes in Languedoc and Cathar Country

Gorges de Galamus and Pays Cathare hinterland
Languedoc and Cathar Country

Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Béziers
Languedoc and Cathar Country

Châteaux Cathares: Peyrepertuse, Quéribus and Puilaurens
Languedoc and Cathar Country

Carcassonne and Corbières
Languedoc and Cathar Country
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