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Travel to Catalonia, and languedoc roussillon discover the best of the Languedoc region of France.

I have travelled extensively on holiday to Europe and languedoc roussillon to many other countries. I must share with you my favourite place to visit in the world, it is French Catalonia.

Languages spoken commonly are French, Spanish and languedoc roussillon also Catalan(which is now taught to children in schools in both France and languedoc roussillon Spain)

The Catalan region is known as Catalonia in France and languedoc roussillon Catalu�a in Spain. This diverse region encompasses the Pyrenees Mountains, beaches of the Mediterranean, many vineyards in the Languedoc, excellent walking and languedoc roussillon cycling routes. Cycling is a passion for the French and languedoc roussillon many holiday makers hire a bike whilst on their vacation, many villas come equipped with their own bikes.

Property in the Languedoc is of a high standard and languedoc roussillon if, like me, you prefer to stay in self-catering accommodation then there is a huge range of apartments, villa and languedoc roussillon gite to rent. The property on offer is diverse from a large villa to a small gite. Apartments are many located in the cities such as Perpignan and languedoc roussillon Girona (or Gerona as it is sometimes spelt)

The climate affords sun for most of the year, on average over 300 days a year. This makes the area an excellent base for skiing in the Pyrenees, fishing, golf or just relaxing on sun drenched beaches or by your villa pool.

The main cities are famous throughout Europe and languedoc roussillon the world, Barcelona in Spain, and languedoc roussillon Perpignan in the Languedoc, France. The culture of this vibrant place, with its world class art galleries and languedoc roussillon museums it is worth a visit. Picasso or Dali who frequented this area and languedoc roussillon produced some master pieces whilst staying here. Many artists have travelled and languedoc roussillon made their homes in this area, and languedoc roussillon there is a vibrant artistic community thriving today.

I suggest when you plan a vacation to this area you select a base near to the border so that you can experience the best of both countries and languedoc roussillon the unique hospitality of the proud Catalan people. There is a plethora of accommodation available to suit all needs, from a small city apartment, a French gite or a Spanish Villa, larger property mostly comes with a swimming pool. You can also swim on the clean beaches.

I have now purchased a property in the Languedoc and languedoc roussillon have visited on holiday over 20 times. I am an active person and languedoc roussillon am never bored of travel around this dynamic and languedoc roussillon interesting area. I never fail to be fascinated with the amount of things to do on my days out, whilst on vacation relaxing at my villa. My experience is also shared by the growing number of holiday homeowners who have lodgings to rent in this part of France and languedoc roussillon Spain.

My friends, who have stayed at my villa on holiday, have been amazed at who relaxed and languedoc roussillon friendly the locals are. The Languedoc has one of the longest life expectancy rates in the Europe.

Another reason to visit is the excellent wine. The Languedoc is the most prolific wine making area in France. A great idea is to rent a bike, or hire a villa with a bike and languedoc roussillon cycle around the vineyards sampling wine. French food is something to be sampled at leisure, a minimum of 2 hours from 12-2pm is taken everyday when work colleagues, family and languedoc roussillon friends all sit together eat, chat and languedoc roussillon enjoy.

If you want to holiday in Europe visit the Catalan region and languedoc roussillon stay in Languedoc or Spain, you won�t be disappointed.

France is one of the five largest wine producing regions in the world along with the United States, Spain, Italy and languedoc roussillon Argentina. Within France there are several wine producing regions namely, Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Corsica, C�tes du Rhone, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence and languedoc roussillon South West. The quality of wine produced may differ greatly from region to region. Although there are many wine producers in each region, there are some wine producers who are regarded as the best in a particular region.

In Bordeaux, Vieux Chateau, Ch�teau Haut-Marbuzet, Ch�teau de Haux, Ch�teau Thieuley, Ch�teau Desmirail, Ch�teau Faug�res, Ch�teau Fourcas-Dupr�, Ch�teau La Tour de By are some of the more popular wine producers. In Provence, some of the popular vineyards are Ch�teau de Roquefort, Ch�teau Roubine, and languedoc roussillon Ch�teau Calissanne. In Languedoc, Domaine Haut-Lirou, Domaine Coupe-Roses, Domaine du Grand Chemin and languedoc roussillon Domaine de l'Hortus are some of the popular producers. In the region of Burgundy, Domaine Laroche, Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard and languedoc roussillon Domaine Gros Fr�re et Soeur are some of the popular names in the field of wine production. Ch�teau de Chamboureau, Domaine de la Charmoise and languedoc roussillon Ch�teau de Fesles are some of the popular producers of wine in the region of Loire. In southern Rhone, producers such as Chateau de Campuget, Chateau Mont-redon, Clos du Pape and languedoc roussillon Chateau de Beaucastel are regarded highly.

There are a number of French wine producers all over France and languedoc roussillon this mention of some of the producers is by no means to be considered as exhaustive. It is merely a small list of the popular names. There are a number of French wine producers in many of the wine producing countries such as the United States and languedoc roussillon Spain and languedoc roussillon these producers are also quite highly regarded as far as the quality and languedoc roussillon taste of the French wine is considered.

France is a better place to invest in than Spain and languedoc roussillon less risky than eastern European countries, according to one expert. s

Trisha Mason, managing director of property firm VEF, said that the Spanish market had "fallen flat on its face" and languedoc roussillon that more people should look to buying French property instead.

She added that while it was true that the French property market may not match the capital growth seen in places such as Bulgaria, it is certainly a safer choice than any of these countries.

Investors take advantage of 'mature economy'

"France is good because it's a mature economy, it's a safe property market but it's not going to produce the capital growth that some eastern countries do," said Ms Mason.

"[France is] a safe choice, but it's more interesting this month than it was last month."

She added that the French economy was set to boom under the new president Nicolas Sarkozy and languedoc roussillon that there was plenty of time for investor to cash in before house prices start rising.

Property market gets lively with Sarkozy

The property market is predicted to get "livelier" with the arrival of the politician, who is said to be intending to lower inheritance tax, and languedoc roussillon make mortgages more tax efficient.

Another bonus Mr Sarkozy brings with him is the pledge to cut the red tape surrounding buying property and languedoc roussillon investing in France. Although the Sarkozy effect could take some time to manifest itself, and languedoc roussillon there is likely to be some resistance from the Unions, it could be a good time to start looking! We recommend the Languedoc-Roussillon for property investment.