Weather, Travel and Wine
Better start with the
British past time , and funnily enough the French too.
Being the southermost
region of France, the Languedoc-Roussillon also boast
the best climate.
The region benefits from a Mediterranean climate, with
an average temperature for summer months the highest in
France: 22,3°C in Perpignan and 23,7°C in Montpellier
within the summer months. During the day maximum
temperatures have been known to reach 42,9°C. The
average number of hours of sun in Montpellier, for the
month of July, reaches 369 hours.
Average
weather readings during the year for The
Languedoc ( remember, there are
differences in temperature from the North to the South-
latter being hotter.)
|
Month
|
Minimum °C
|
Maximum °C |
|
January
|
3
|
10
|
|
February
|
3
|
12
|
|
March
|
5
|
15
|
|
April
|
8
|
17
|
|
May
|
10
|
21
|
|
June
|
12
|
24
|
|
July
|
17
|
27
|
|
August
|
17
|
27
|
|
September
|
13
|
24
|
|
October
|
9
|
20
|
|
November
|
6
|
17
|
|
December
|
3
|
11
|
Good sites to check out the weather:
http://www.holiday-weather.com/country/france/languedoc-roussillon/index.html
The winds in the Languedoc
Framed by mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, the Languedoc is a windy place. It is by far the windiest region of France. "C'est le pays du vent", the locals will tell you, "It's the land of wind". This is why lines of wind turbines are springing up along the coast and inland hilltops. Within the Languedoc, the windiest area is along the coast between Narbonne and the Spanish border. This makes for good sailing and wind-surfing.
In France many local winds are accorded names, as they were throughout Europe in ancient times. These winds arise through the combination of topological and meteorological (often seasonal) factors. For example the most famous wind, the Mistral is caused by cold northern air being channelled down the Rhône Valley, trapped between the Alps and the Massif central. It then crosses the Mediterranean littoral, delivering Siberian weather conditions to Provence and allegedly driving people mad when it particularly violent and long lived. The Languedoc lies too far south to suffer from the Mistral, but it has a selection of winds of its own.
Le Vent Tramontane. (Tramuntana en Catalan). The Tramontane wind blows from the north-west in the bas Languedoc and the Roussillon.
Le Vent Cers. The Cers wind blows from the West or South West in the bas Languedoc.
Le Vent Scirocco. The Scirocco or Sirocco wind blows from the south.
Le Vent Autan. The Autan wind is a wind of the south-east of France. It comes in two forms: L'autan blanc and L'autan noir.
Le Vent Marin. The Marin is a warm marine wind from the Mediterranean Sea.
Travel
It has never been easier to get to
the Languedoc. The main budget carriers are
Ryanair and Easyjet.
Flights
The
Languedoc is very well served by Budget airlines from
many UK and European destinations.
To
BEZIERS
Ryanair - Bristol, Luton,Dusseldorf and Odense
To
CARCASSONNE
Ryanair - Bournemouth, Dublin,East
Midlands,Edinburgh,Leeds,Liverpool,Stansted,Shannon,Brussels
and Frankfurt
To
MONTPELLIER
Ryanair- Bristol,Leeds,Stansted,Brussels,Frankfort
Easyjet - Gatwick
Transavia- Amsterdam and Copenhagen
Air France - Paris
To
NIMES
Ryanair - Leeds,Liverpool,Luton,Brussels
To
PERPIGNAN
Ryanair - Birmingham,Bristol,Leeds,Stansted,Brussels
Flybe - Birmingham ( summer)
Air France- Paris
BMI - Manchester
To TOULOUSE
-
Easyjet - Bristol,Gatwick,Geneva,Lyon, Madrid,
Paris(Orly)
Flybe - Birmingham
BA - Heathrow
To
GIRONA
Ryanair -
Birmingham,Bournemouth,Bristol,Doncaster,Dublin,Durham,East
Midlands,
Glasgow,Leeds,Liverpool,Gatwick,Luton,Stansted,Manchester,Newcastle,Shannon
Travel Insurance ,
Car Hire and Ferries
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Travel Information for France
French Tourist Office, www.francetourism.com
About.com, in its Travel
Section, provides useful
articles, links and travel information for a large
number of countries, including France.
WorldTravelGuide.net, worldtravelguide.net,
provides general information for destinations
worldwide, including France, with travel destinations,
visa requirements, flights and hotel information.
Lonely Planet Worldguide, www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations,
provides a lot of useful travel information,
including France.
Rough Guides Destinations, travel.roughguides.com/destinationshome.html,
offer a lot of useful travel advice and information for
most countries, including Languedoc.
Wine
The variety, culture,history of the
Aude, Languedoc, its winemakers and wine producers,
makes the Languedoc one of the most varied and
interesting wine regions in France.France epitomises
Wine. Wine makers and Wine Producers are to be found
everywhere in the Aude and Languedoc. Think of such
wonderful names as Minervois wines, wines from the
Corbieres, punchy red wines from Fitou, still and
sparkling wines from Limoux and some interesting wine
discoveries from La Clape.
The following are the main Wine producing appellations
in the Aude:
Minervois, La Clape,Cabardès, Malpère, La Livinière,
Corbières,Fitou and Limoux. For much more information,
take a look at this great web site:
http://www.aude-vie.com
Here is a map of the Languedoc with other appellations:
For further wine
reading, look at the Official AOC Languedoc
site
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