PLACES AND THINGS TO DO
There is lots to do in this part of France, if you enjoy the city life take a trip on the fantastic tram system and visit the region capital of Montpellier, alternatively if you want to relax take a trip to the beach. If you like History then there are plenty of medieval cities with superb walls and ramparts. The local town of Palavas Des Floats is also worth a wander and visit.
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Very simply there is something for everyone all very close to the park.
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THE PARK - LAC DES REVES
The park offers a huge amount of things to do; from swimming and relaxing around the pool to crazy golf, table tennis, a bar, a restaurant and a small shop to buy those urgent provisions. If you prefer a gentle walk the park is beautiful and pedestrian and child friendly.
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You might simply prefer to relax around the caravan with a cold beer and a bar-b-cue.
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MONTPELLIER
Montpellier really is special. What’s more – very few people outside France have understood just what a fantastic city this is. Broad boulevards lined with shady plane trees, a huge car-free central square laid out in the 1700s surrounded by elegant balustraded buildings, even a vast triumphal arch – you name it, Montpellier’s got it. Oh, and it’s just minutes away from the beach, too.
If you're in the market for chic boutiques, designer wine bars, electronic music and art house films, then Montpellier is the place for you. Languedoc-Roussillon’s capital city is arguably the chicest spot on France’s south coast, and it certainly pulls in the punters. An extra 18,000 folk make Montpellier their home every year, and the burgeoning student population (an estimated 70,000) means that the nightlife, fashions and café culture tend to cater to Bright Young Things, with a reasonable helping of up-market wine bars, modern restaurants and smart stores targeting the sizeable community of lawyers and doctors.
THE BEACHES
The sea beaches of Languedoc Roussillon, south France tend to be larger and sandier than Provence's pebbly equivalents, and some stretch for miles along a coastline that is predominantly flat and straight. (Espiguette, in the Camargue, is said to be one of Europe's longest.)
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Our personal favourite is the 'Le Mistral' beach which is 10 minutes from the park, in between Carnon Plage and La Grande Motte
CARCASSONNE
Perched on a rocky hilltop and bristling with zigzag battlements, stout walls and spiky turrets, the fortified city of Carcassonne looks like something out of a children’s storybook when it's seen from afar. A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1997, it’s most people’s idea of the perfect medieval castle.
La Cité, as the old walled town is now known, attracts over four million visitors every year, peaking in high summer. Time your visit for late in the day (or better still for spring and autumn) to truly appreciate the old town's medieval charm.
PALAVAS DES FLOATS
The main centre of Palavas-les-Flots lies along the edges of the River Lez on a canalised section just before it enters the sea. This splits the town into Rive Gauche and Rive Droit and along the edges of the canal are a selection of bars and restaurants making it a pleasant spot to stop for lunch or take a coffee.
In the centre of the town is the distinctive 'lighthouse of the Mediterranean' with its revolving restaurant and, next to this, the church of Saint Pierre and its attractive garden.
The town then spreads out along the seafront and the sprawl of appartment blocks provides the back-drop to the beach for a distance either side of the centre. Whilst not especially attractive the beach is non-the-less a good stretch of sandy beach and the town's harbour is attractive. There is a concrete pier from which you get some good views of Palavas-les-Flots and out across the bay to La Grande Motte - easy to recognise for its whacky triangular shaped buildings.
Palavas-les-Flots has seven kilometers of beach and with this all the water-related sports activities you could wish for. On the other side of Palavas are lots of natural ponds which attract an interesting selection of wildlife and there are various walks you can do to see these. The flocks of flamingoes that live here make a visit to the ponds a real treat.
Palavas-les-Flots has morning markets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
