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Languedoc travel, sustainably – Pézenas to Béziers

Wednesday 26 July 2023 • 1 min read
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The second of a three-part series on sustainable wine touring in the Languedoc from Louise Hurren, a wine communicator who has lived in the region for 21 years. Today's article covers the area around Pézenas and Béziers. Above, a sculpture on an Oenorando trail near Pézanas (credit: E Brendle). See also Eastern Languedoc travel, sustainably and Western Languedoc travel, sustainably.

Around Pézenas

Just outside the market town of Pézenas, Villa Tempora makes a good base for wine explorers on the sustainable trail. Owners Amaury Coste and Agathe Dalisson met in Afghanistan while working in the humanitarian sector...

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