Culture Languedoc Roussillon

Coupled with the entrance of the ramparts, it gives all information about the city and services, as well as information for the yellow train.

On the Picasso Square, the Tower of Spain hosts a small local archaeological museum. A significant part of the heritage of Vallespir is constantly exposed: funeral ballot, prehistoric pottery, jewelry and a faithful reconstitution of a necropolis and a dolmen. In the reception room, temporary thematic exhibitions present unpublished collections. Playful and informative, this small museum is a place to discover as a family, videos show prehistory in the region and workshops for children are regularly organized there. The city visits are assured by Gilles who will tell you more about the little stories than the big, you will spend an excellent moment.

Occitanie boasts a dense network of book professionals, with over 1,200 authors and translators, 280 publishing houses, 250 independent bookstores, 1,000 libraries and archives, and 330 book mediators. With a team split between Montpellier and Toulouse, the agency aims to bring together all book professionals to ensure the harmonious development of the industry in the region, and provides access to resources, animates networks and advises professionals.

A site dedicated to the brotherhoods of Languedoc-Roussillon. You will find on line all the information, the coordinates, the names of the persons in charge of the brotherhoods. Accessible also via this site, the charter of the brotherhoods where are exposed all the values and the beautiful diversity of these various brotherhoods. To better know the role and the influence of each of these 35 brotherhoods of Languedoc-Roussillon are elements put forward by this site. An agenda lists the events.

Here is a ventilated centre for children between the ages of 6 and 17; a women's sector and family outings as well as sports activities: karate, capoéra and dance.

The aim of this association is to establish a link between users of the Médiathèque and other libraries in the city, so that everyone can express their needs, ideas and criticisms as readers. It also works to ensure that Carré d'Art maintains its dynamic approach to book access, particularly in the neighborhoods. It also takes part in organizing public readings, guided tours of exhibitions, conferences and debates, and runs a book club.

Located in a hospital centre, in the heart of a médicalisée residence for the elderly, this library was designed in partnership with the CHU de Nîmes. It has a fund of books, in particular on the theme of health, practical life, ageing and intergenerational life. For resident patients, it also welcomes local residents. Occasionally, animations are proposed: storytelling, exhibitions, meetings with writers.

Located in the Pissevin district, Nîmes-West, this library is named after the Nîmois writer Marc Bernard. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1942 for his novel Tel to children. The two floors are home to the library and a resource centre on literature for youth, mainly for teachers and educators. Very popular with young people in the Pissevin-Valdegour district, the library gathers books, audio cds, including a very good collection of contemporary music, music dvds, documentaries, fiction and youth films. The minothèque is reserved for children from 6 months (!), a training space, a projection room, a digital public space with computer accompaniments, multimedia, job search.

In the east of Nîmes, the district of Mas-de-Mingue has its library named as the author, originally from the region and director of the New French Revue in the 1940 s. In the centre of the district house, the library covers 200 m ² and has a good book of books, cd, DVD and documents for adults and youth, as well as a specific collection for language learning. There are also periodicals and videos to watch on site or to borrow. In digital space, Internet and CD-Rom consultation, opening to office automation, ludo activities (time of tale), accompaniment to employment. Welcome classes by appointment.

The Euro-Greek-France cultural association was founded in Montpellier in 1990. It strives to promote Greek culture in all its forms: conferences, books, theatre, cinema, dances, language courses, and an animation within the Greek community. Dance courses take place at La Maison Pour Tous. Another of his actions, more informal and more discreet, concerns the meeting, reception and accompaniment of Greek students who come each year to pursue their studies in Montpellier, but also to their Greek compatriots passing through.

The aim of this association which was created in 1991 by Daniel Roche, a wine enthusiast, is to introduce its members, in the best conditions to nectar of various origins, to form their own taste and improve their knowledge about this drink. Tasting evenings are regularly organised. You can even come for the first time without joining the club. Its members regularly travel to France and abroad to discover other products such as chocolate, tea, beer, whisky, honey, olive oil... A newsletter, a program and a newspaper are available on the website.

Below is a list of the main areas and vaults. All of them offer free visits and tastings, either individually or in groups. Preferably by appointment, take about 1 hour. Most areas have an adjacent shop where you can buy the most beautiful wines.

Bizanet is a beautiful village of old stones, with fountains and washing by the spring source. Washing are still experiencing the attendance of the ladies who take pleasure in doing their little laundry and the chat! Its finage includes part of the forest of Fontfroide and the castle of Gaussan, former Cistercian farm, which became in the th century wine-growing property and transformed into a building of feudal high towers inspired by the fashion of Viollet-le-Duc; since 1994, Benedictine from Fontgombault have made a monastery with a castle castle. The castle of Saint-Martin-de-Toque was rebuilt in the th century and restored and restored privately.

Between Black and littoral mountains, Ouveillan is a typical Languedoc village, sheltered from crowds, but also active by its animations. Lombardy-Romanesque church, medieval ramparts, vineyards, salt pond, and a little further Fontcalvy, Cistercian barn of the th century where each summer a festival with show on the theme of the Middle Ages is held. A 10 km walk from the market square, Place Carnot, will make you discover what is one of the cultural centres at Narbonne. Climb the stairs to the public garden, turn the church and leave the village by the ruins of the Capitoul, Pasteur Street, Rouquié Square, rue Espagnac, rue de la Grangette. You will pass around the dried saliné pond (extract salt until the th century), cross a pine forest with remarkable views and make a stop by the barn. The course is pleasant and varied, to be done in the morning.

Within the village, several walks are recommended: The Castellas, the fort, the old coolers, the church, the; Portal, the rue Sarvisse, the old hospital, the old oil mill… outside the village, walks by foot or bike, the pond, the castle of Preïssan and the Terral Sallèles and the Canal du Midi.

The Institut des Études Occitanes de l'Hérault develops and promotes the Occitan language and culture in the département. With some thirty affiliated associations, enabling it to be present in almost every canton of the Hérault, the IEO offers Occitan language courses for adults, introductions to the language in schools, and a wide range of cultural events such as conferences, cafés Òc, exhibitions, and traditional dance and theater workshops in Occitan. You'll also find a bookshop-boutique.

Whether you are young or retired, alone, with family or friends, the Maisons pour tous are places where people can come together, share and enjoy themselves, where culture and entertainment are within everyone's reach. Places of discovery, expression, learning, sports and entertainment, the Maisons pour tous offer more than 500 different activities. And Montpellier has 24 of them, spread out in the different districts of the city and each one offering a very wide program all year round. Whatever the activity you are interested in - dance, drawing, yoga, choir, theater, music... -you will surely find it in one of the Maison pour tous near you.

On the premises of the tourist office, the House of the Country Viganais is unbeatable, it is the showcase of the best products of the land, since the famous golden, passing through the National Park and to the strings…

The Médiathèque Ludovic Massé is a place of life, exchange and gathering for the whole family. A kingdom for first-time readers and literary enthusiasts, it offers a comprehensive range of print and multimedia titles to satisfy every curiosity. Its treasure troves also include games, vinyl records and kamishibai, a traditional Japanese traveling theater. Every year, our teams take part in a range of cultural activities, including creative workshops, readings and public events.

La Fabrique is located in an old market hall with a colorful facade. It welcomes young and old in bright spaces, bathed in natural light. Inside, a space is dedicated to children, with play mats and colored cushions. Visitors will also find relaxation areas to study in peace and quiet, a newsstand, shelves of comics, a multimedia center with computers connected to the Internet. All year long, the place hosts cultural animations with an educational and playful aim.

A local cultural space, this media library works to spread reading and leisure activities to as many people as possible. Within its walls, a warm atmosphere, on a human scale, and shelves of thematic collections: novels, fiction, documentaries, magazines for children, adolescents and adults. Two computer stations connected to the Internet are available. The place is also full of ideas and hosts regular activities: games, crafts, reading, writing..