13 May 2014 - Sud de France Languedoc

Pre itinerary
A Foodie Tour along LanguedocRoussillon’s Mediterranean
Coastline
9 - 13 May 2014
www.destinationsuddefrance.com
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon: the real luxury is being there
It is impossible to talk about Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon in the singular. Like its wines and
agricultural and food products, Languedoc-Roussillon is many destinations, all exceptionally rich in
natural, historic and cultural assets.
Sud de France is the umbrella brand created by the Languedoc-Roussillon region for tourism, wine
and agrifood products. Spanning the three sectors, the Sud de France brand was created to foster the
local, national and international commercialization of Sud de France products and wines while at the
same time promoting Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon tourist destinations.
Today, this strategy of supporting and promoting the local economic fabric has brought together
1984 regional firms and nearly 6900 products. And the Sud de France family continues to grow all the
time. Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon also encompasses 670 Qualité Sud de France
establishments and 50 top-of-the-range establishments included within the “Cercle Prestige”.
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon destinations have exceptional natural assets including a sunny
climate, the sea, the mountains and beautiful landscapes.
Languedoc-Roussillon also has an incredibly rich cultural and historic heritage. The region is home to
six majestic Unesco world heritage sites including the Pont du Gard, Canal du Midi, the city of
Carcassonne, the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle pilgrimage routes, the Vauban fortresses of MontLouis and Villefranche-de-Conflent, and the Causses and the Cévennes regions. In addition,
Languedoc-Roussillon has ten “Grands Sites de France” operations, vibrant cities with countless
museums and festivals, 13 villages that have earned the prestigious French label, “Les plus beaux
villages de France”, awarded to only the most beautiful villages in France, 11 Cathar castles,
carnivals, nautical events, fishing festivals, races, local markets, and historic spectacles, to name only
a few.
With 30 appellations and over 60 vins de pays including reds, whites, rosés, sparkling, still and
naturally fortified wines, Languedoc-Roussillon wines are as diverse as the region. However, these
wines all have in common a certain frank quality that makes them especially pleasant to drink, festive
and yet untamed.
Sud de France Languedoc-Roussillon destinations also offer a multitude of specialties including
Cassoulet from Castelnaudary, anchovies from Collioure, oysters from Leucate, Gruissan and
Bouzigues, brandade from Nimes, “le pélardon”, sweet onions from the Cévennes, rousquilles
cookies from Vallespir, apricots from Roussillon, le Bleu des Causses, rice and salt from the
Camargue, and Catalan and Lozérienne charcuterie, among countless other products. Sud de France
has something for every eating and drinking occasion from the family dinner, to an impromptu get
together, to a glass of wine among friends, or a picnic by the seaside.
Bringing together regional firms from different economic worlds including artisans, producers and
distributors, Languedoc-Roussillon has focused on pooling resources, expertise and talents.
Today, Sud de France has expanded its footprint by supporting communication campaigns for wines,
products and destinations from all over the region.
Itinerary created in partnership between Sud de France Développement
(www.destinationsuddefrance.com) and the Pyrénées-Orientales Departmental Tourism
Committee (http://www.tourisme-pyreneesorientales.com/), the Aude tourism development
agency (http://www.audetourisme.com/), the Hérault tourism development agency
(www.herault-tourisme.com) and the Tourist office of Perpignan
(http://www.perpignantourisme.com/), the Tourist Office of Gruissan (http://www.gruissanmediterranee.com/), the Tourist Office of Sète (www.ot-sete.fr/), the Tourist Office of Montpellier
(http://www.ot-montpellier.fr/en/)
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All extras (telephone, bar, mini-bar, drinks, etc) are at the journalist’s own expense
Friday 9th May
10:00 Arrive at London Stansted - check in bag
12:00 Flight departs
15:00 Flight arrives into Perpignan
Welcome by the press Office of the Pyrénées-Orientales Departmental Tourism Committee
Get the rental car and coming up to COSPRONS
16:30 Visit of the « Vinegar factory Guinelle »
Vinaigrerie La Guinelle Hameau de Cosprons
66660 PORT VENDRES
Tel : 04 68 98 01 76
http://www.levinaigre.com/
Visit of a a vineyard
19:00 Check-in at the Hotel Les Elmes*** in Banyuls sur Mer
Commentaire [C1]: Je ne pense pas
qu’il y aura suffisamment de temps pour
faire une visite de vignoble…
Plage des Elmes ; 66650 Banyuls sur Mer
Contact: M.Sannac Tél. 04 68 88 03 12
http://www.hotel-des-elmes.com/
19:30 Dîner in the gastronomic restaurant of the hotel: « La Littorine » (Toques blanches
restaurant): http://www.hotel-des-elmes.com/restaurant-la-littorine/
Restaurant Toques Blanches : L'amour de la cuisine catalane
Depuis 2003, sous le label Toques Blanches du Roussillon, une quarantaine de chefs cuisiniers, réunis en
association, dynamisent l'art culinaire du département le plus au Sud de la France : les Pyrénées-Orientales.
Leur mission est triple :
- maintenir, diffuser et promouvoir la cuisine et le savoir-faire culinaire des Pyrénées-Orientales
- promouvoir l’apprentissage et stimuler les jeunes de la profession
- faire connaître et assurer la promotion des produits régionaux.
Ces chefs puisent tous leur inspiration dans la terre catalane aux multiples visages. De la Méditerranée, aux
plaines et jusqu'aux hauts sommets pyrénéens, leur cuisine est riche de contrastes et de saveurs originales.
Commentaire [S.G.2]: Jessica, pensestu que tu pourrais traduire cette partie ? je
peux le faire mais il y aura des corrections à
faire !
Saturday 10th May
10:00 Guided visit of Perpignan (in English)
Meet in front of the entry of the Palais des Congrès de Perpignan, Allée Maillol with Nati (Tél.
06 98 22 20 48)
12:30 Lunch in the city center: restaurant « Le Saint Jean »
1 Cité Bartissol; 66000 Perpignan
Tel : 04 68 51 22 25
14:30
Leave Perpignan for Gruissan
15:30 Arrive at Gruissan
16:00 Visit of Gruissan’s saltern
Meeting point at: Les Salins de l’île Saint Martin
Route de l’Ayrolle; 11430 GRUISSAN Tél : 04 84 25 13 24 ; www.lesalindegruissan.fr
17:30 Seafoods tasting at the restaurant La Cambuse du Saulnier
Route de l’Ayrolle; 11430 GRUISSAN
Tél : 04 84 25 13 24
Leave for Narbonne
Check-in at the hotel Clarion Suites Narbonne Ile du Gua
22, rue de l’Aude
11100 NARBONNE
Tél: 04 68 41 44 14
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.moulindugua.com
20:00 Dinner at Les Grands Buffets in Narbonne
The Grands Buffets, is first and foremost… a very large buffet
(the biggest in France) where you can enjoy as much as you
like of everything you like: Foie gras, charcuterie, seafood,
smoked salmon, suckling pig, poultry, cheeses, pastries
RESTAURANT LES GRANDS BUFFETS
ESPACE LIBERTE
ROND POINT DE LA LIBERTE
11100 NARBONNE
Tél : 04 68 42 20 01 http://www.lesgrandsbuffets.co.uk
Night in HOTEL CLARION SUITES NARBONNE ILE DU GUA
You can rest yourself in the spa given in your single room.
Sunday 11th May
9:30
Guided visit of Narbonne. Meet with your guide Mr Christophe CABRIER (06 66 93 38 18)
at the Narbonne Tourist Office.
31, rue Jean Jaurès - 11100 NARBONNE
Commentaire [C3]: Est-ce qu’il y a un
contact sur place/site web/adresse ?
Commentaire [S.G.4]: Même endroit
que le salin
Tél : 04 68 90 30 66
Site Web: www.narbonne-tourisme.com
2500 ans d’histoire : Présentation historique de la ville, de sa fondation, à l’époque romaine, à nos jours…
Visite de l’ensemble monumental Palais des Archevêques, cloître et cathédrale gothique Saint-Just et Saint
Pasteur. Visite des galeries souterraines de l’Horreum romain.
Commentaire [S.G.5]: Mieux vaut que
vous le traduisiez
11:00 Leave for Pezenas
Commentaire [S.G.6]: En attente du
programme de l’Hérault
Lunch in Pezenas
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lieu
Visit of Pezenas
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contact
Visit the Domaine Paul Mas, and wine tasting
Domaines Paul Mas is one of the main Estates in the South of
France. The Mas family has been cultivating grapes in
Languedoc since 1892 and in the year 2000, Jean-Claude Mas,
owner and winemaker, created Domaines Paul Mas, with the
35 ha (86 acres) he inherited from his father, Paul Mas.
You will enjoy a wine tasting and a diner at their gastronomic
restaurant in the vineyard.
Dinner and night at the Distillerie de Pezenas
6 rue Calquières Hautes
34120 Pézenas
Tél. : 04 67 11 51 10
http://www.distillerie-de-pezenas.garrigae-resorts.fr/
Monday 12th May
10:00 Visit of Noilly Prat
1 Rue Noilly, 34340 Marseillan
Tél : 04 67 77 20 15
www.noillyprat.com
11:00 Visit of Medithau and oyster tasting at the restaurant Saint Barth
Mas de Montpénèdre - 34340 MARSEILLAN
Tél : 04 67 77 23 21
http://www.lestbarth.com/
Lunch in Marseillan / Afrae 06 12 20 35 05
15:00 Meet in Sète for a boat trip on the canals of the city; with Marie-France Parra for Sète
Tourist Office (06.86.79.86.87)
Quai Général Durand devant l’embarcadère de l’Aquarius
16:00 Nancy Mc Gee fondatrice de Gourmet Tour will accompany you for the visit of the Criée
(auction), the manufacture of the tielle, the fish soup and a visit of the cake shop Frescati for a
greedy tasting
17:30 Leave for Montpellier
Soirée gourmande à Montpellier, hébergement
Tuesday 13th May
Visit of Montpellier
Quick lunch at les Halles
11:30/12:00
13:20
Give back the rental car
Arrive at Montpellier Airport
14:50 Flight from Montpellier to London (Easyjet)
15:40 Arrive at London Gatwick
Helen Massy-Beresford :
11:48-13:21
Train Montpellier – Carcassonne
Transfer to the Hotel by taxi (organized by CDT)
Contact tbc
Free time in Carcassonne: meet hotels
Night in hotel: hotel du Donjon
2 rue du Comte Roger 11000 CARCASSONNE
Téléphone: 04 68 11 23 00
Email: info @ bestwestern-donjon.com
Site internet: www.hotel-donjon.fr
Tuesday 14th May
Helen Massy-Beresford :
Transfer from Hotel du Donjon to Carcassonne airport by taxi (organized by CDT)
Contact tbc
Commentaire [S.G.9]: Pas sûr qu’il y
ait le temps pour un déjeuner…
13:25 Ryanair flight Carcassonne-London Stansted