Nature and sports enthusiasts will be delighted by the myriad possibilities of the region around Marseillan. A full range of watersports is available in and around the port, including sailing, waterskiing, kayaking as well as worldclass kite and windsurfing.

For hikers and walkers explore the Etang du Thau, the oyster farms, fishing villages and delightful coastline. And if you ever get tired of exploring the Mediterranean coast you can take refuge in the Regional Park of the High Languedoc, a paradise for walking, horse-riding, mountain biking, climbing the 100 waterfalls of the Gorges de Héric, potholing, whitewater rafting, canoeing, and fly and coarse fishing in the crystal clear waters of Languedoc-Roussillon's River Orb.

For lovers of history, art and culture, the region offers castles, abbeys, historic walks and trails. Visit not one but two UN World Heritage sites in one day - the walled City of Carcassonne and the Canal Du Midi. While away a day visiting extraordinary places redolent with history: the castles of Quéribus, Peyrepertuse and Montségur, Rennes-le-Château, the Pont du Gard, the Cistercian abbeys of Fontfroide and Lagrasse, the wine estates, the oyster beds, the towns of Montpellier, Narbonne, Béziers and Nîmes. Or venture further afield to Uzès and Minerve,the list is endless...

Shop in the markets of the Renaissance town of Pézenas, or just half an hour away in the chic bouiques of Montpellier, recently dubbed “France’s coolest city“ by Condé Naste Traveller magazine.

And for the Gastronome, vineyards of international reknown and a cuisine that will revitalize even the most jaded palate, with world-class seafood and shellfish in the nearby fishing villages of Bages, Bouzigues, Mèze, Marseillan and Sète,

Fast being discovered by holiday makers the Languedoc offers holidays of tremendous diversity: sandy beaches, wooded mountains, ancient market towns and thriving fishing villages. With fiestas taking place seemingly every other day, the vibrancy of life is tempered only by devotion to an unhurried pace of life that is quintessentially South of France. Welcome to the Port Rive Gauche.