Guidebook for Houseboat Artis

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Guidebook for Houseboat Artis

Food Scene

Music and dining
My personal favorite - beautiful interior & even better exterior - looks like a big ranch. Owners strive for quality all around. Great food, great service & super cocktails too. .. 19 kilometers https://goo.gl/R1hxSv
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La Grange
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My personal favorite - beautiful interior & even better exterior - looks like a big ranch. Owners strive for quality all around. Great food, great service & super cocktails too. .. 19 kilometers https://goo.gl/R1hxSv
Lovely restaurant & Buffet all you can eat , day and night 7k
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Coco Sweet
9 Rue Pablo Neruda
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Lovely restaurant & Buffet all you can eat , day and night 7k
Really nice Art Deco interior, super food , Guinness on tap 16 k . . https://goo.gl/9yDBjq
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Le Grand Cafe
4 Av. du Pont
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Really nice Art Deco interior, super food , Guinness on tap 16 k . . https://goo.gl/9yDBjq
Oysters , grown and served 63 k
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Grau de Leucate
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Oysters , grown and served 63 k
137 k For gourmet dining with many choices of wine, along with Chateau Gaure wines . https://goo.gl/qXzt4L
La Table du Vigneron
41 Rue des Filatiers
137 k For gourmet dining with many choices of wine, along with Chateau Gaure wines . https://goo.gl/qXzt4L
Les Meulieres
2 Pl. Occitane
Fish and chips on Friday and Sunday Dinner . https://goo.gl/9YqNYT
O'Neills Bar & Grill
1 Rue du Viala
Fish and chips on Friday and Sunday Dinner . https://goo.gl/9YqNYT
Closer than Leucate for oysters & this place has shrimp as well . Next door they produce & sell sea salt. Le Salin de Gruissan is on Facebook 39 k https://goo.gl/G8wKAT
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Salin de l'Île Saint-Martin
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Closer than Leucate for oysters & this place has shrimp as well . Next door they produce & sell sea salt. Le Salin de Gruissan is on Facebook 39 k https://goo.gl/G8wKAT
Chez Maï Marie-France
12 Av. des Corbières
French Cuisine
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Ô Mazette
25 Rue des Tonneliers
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French Cuisine
Locally used ingredients , small plates , great wine
Vinauberge Restaurant, Bar à vin, Gîtes
1 Cr Cave Coopérative
Locally used ingredients , small plates , great wine

Entertainment & Activities

Wine tours , wine bar , and art gallery 13 k . . https://goo.gl/YrAzrw
Inspiré Azille
5 Rue de Grippis
Wine tours , wine bar , and art gallery 13 k . . https://goo.gl/YrAzrw
Ride the yellow train . A lifetime experience 130 k . https://goo.gl/ejc4pt . https://goo.gl/ejc4pt
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Villefranche de Conflent
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Ride the yellow train . A lifetime experience 130 k . https://goo.gl/ejc4pt . https://goo.gl/ejc4pt
Red train from Rivesaltes to Axat 78k from Rivesaltes to Argens Minervois . https://goo.gl/nZn5FZ
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Le Train Rouge
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Red train from Rivesaltes to Axat 78k from Rivesaltes to Argens Minervois . https://goo.gl/nZn5FZ

Drinks & Nightlife

Wonderful pub with beautiful terrace in center village. Great musical venues & food. Guinness on tap. 14 k https://goo.gl/9yDBjq
Le Petit Causse
15 Rue Mage
Wonderful pub with beautiful terrace in center village. Great musical venues & food. Guinness on tap. 14 k https://goo.gl/9yDBjq
A place to pop in while visiting surrounding castles . 30 k
Talairan
A place to pop in while visiting surrounding castles . 30 k
Argens' Cafe/Pub - Open after 6:30 - A 2 minute walk from the boat.
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Café Le Troubadour
1 Rue de l'Ancienne Forge
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Argens' Cafe/Pub - Open after 6:30 - A 2 minute walk from the boat.
Bio dynamic wine produced with very little sulphite. Two great reds; Languedoc & Mon Pere Two great white wines; Limoux & Oppidom 64 k . https://goo.gl/2fYGE8
Château de Gaure
Gaure
Bio dynamic wine produced with very little sulphite. Two great reds; Languedoc & Mon Pere Two great white wines; Limoux & Oppidom 64 k . https://goo.gl/2fYGE8
Located on the etang de Bages/Sigean, this is a must for those seeking some nice scenic trails to walk & explore. The restaurant is cozy with a wonderful menu & selection of wine 34 kilometers
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O Vieux Tonneaux
3 Pl. de la Mairie
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Located on the etang de Bages/Sigean, this is a must for those seeking some nice scenic trails to walk & explore. The restaurant is cozy with a wonderful menu & selection of wine 34 kilometers
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Jazz Corner Cafe
27 Pl. de la Libération
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Food scene

Lunch at Lagrasse
Part of the Roman Empire 23 k
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Narbonne
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Part of the Roman Empire 23 k
Huge, fortified medieval 'cite' - tons of shops, restaurants, animation. A must for everyone. 40 k https://goo.gl/E1TPJ8
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Carcassonne
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Huge, fortified medieval 'cite' - tons of shops, restaurants, animation. A must for everyone. 40 k https://goo.gl/E1TPJ8
one of the biggest caves in France . 38 k
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Cabrespine
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one of the biggest caves in France . 38 k
16 k Much older than thought , as a Visigoth tower was there before the church https://goo.gl/vm5G9d
Saint-Germain
16 k Much older than thought , as a Visigoth tower was there before the church https://goo.gl/vm5G9d
Longest in France 18k , https://goo.gl/CiF2c5
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Dolmen des Fades
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Longest in France 18k , https://goo.gl/CiF2c5
4 castles 40 k https://goo.gl/QCgCkH
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Les Quatre Châteaux de Lastours
22 Rte des 4 Châteaux
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4 castles 40 k https://goo.gl/QCgCkH
40 k . https://goo.gl/hMAubQ
Château de Durban
40 k . https://goo.gl/hMAubQ
https://goo.gl/QBjY88 1000, year bridge 60 k
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Olargues
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https://goo.gl/QBjY88 1000, year bridge 60 k
https://goo.gl/vxrH23 https://goo.gl/39wYWQ 25 k
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Lagrasse
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https://goo.gl/vxrH23 https://goo.gl/39wYWQ 25 k
caveman 97 k
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Tautavel
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caveman 97 k
https://goo.gl/wVteRb
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Chateau d'Aguilar
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https://goo.gl/wVteRb
https://goo.gl/BHA9dc
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Gorges de Galamus
Saint-Antoine
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https://goo.gl/BHA9dc
A salt water source . A source of contention also 1,000 years ago. https://goo.gl/ifaFXe
Sougraigne
A salt water source . A source of contention also 1,000 years ago. https://goo.gl/ifaFXe
https://goo.gl/fyktPR
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Mazamet
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https://goo.gl/fyktPR
Great place for lunch
Café brasserie la promenade
8 Bd de la Promenade
Great place for lunch

Shopping

photo link https://goo.gl/rRf7vT ... 7 k Wednesday market
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Lézignan-Corbières
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photo link https://goo.gl/rRf7vT ... 7 k Wednesday market
Every Thursday and Sunday 37 k https://goo.gl/d4pdPe
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Saint-Chinian
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Every Thursday and Sunday 37 k https://goo.gl/d4pdPe
Every Wednesday 42 k
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Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
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Every Wednesday 42 k
Every Tuesday 8 k
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Olonzac
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Every Tuesday 8 k
The market I consider to be the best overall . For clients and vendors , for ambiance and beauty. Every Monday photo link ,, https://goo.gl/HnRC42 ... 95k
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Mirepoix
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The market I consider to be the best overall . For clients and vendors , for ambiance and beauty. Every Monday photo link ,, https://goo.gl/HnRC42 ... 95k
Every Sunday . normally a bit to much ambiance , but a great market to see. photo link .. https://goo.gl/bVPUwc ......93k ...
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Espéraza
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Every Sunday . normally a bit to much ambiance , but a great market to see. photo link .. https://goo.gl/bVPUwc ......93k ...

Arts & Culture

Minerve is a must - stony village situated in a deep gorge where the Cesse & Brian meet on a limestone plateau. This was a former stronghold of the Cathars, where 140 of them were burnt by Simon de Montfort in 1210. ...21 kilometers... https://goo.gl/WphVBS
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Minerve
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Minerve is a must - stony village situated in a deep gorge where the Cesse & Brian meet on a limestone plateau. This was a former stronghold of the Cathars, where 140 of them were burnt by Simon de Montfort in 1210. ...21 kilometers... https://goo.gl/WphVBS
Canal du Midi constructed supposedly to carry freight . Built some 352 years ago . I believe it was also built because 15 years earlier Spain and France had changed its borders for the last time. The canal would allow for rapid troop movements . photo links https://goo.gl/qdm14A.... .... https://goo.gl/GRr5XV....
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Canal du Midi
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Canal du Midi constructed supposedly to carry freight . Built some 352 years ago . I believe it was also built because 15 years earlier Spain and France had changed its borders for the last time. The canal would allow for rapid troop movements . photo links https://goo.gl/qdm14A.... .... https://goo.gl/GRr5XV....
12th century castles 76 k
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Chateau de Peyrepertuse
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12th century castles 76 k
photo link https://goo.gl/87TU1C 12th century castles 72 k
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Chateau de Queribus
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photo link https://goo.gl/87TU1C 12th century castles 72 k
One of the last Cathar strongholds 125 kilometers https://goo.gl/KZ8Jeq
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Montségur
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One of the last Cathar strongholds 125 kilometers https://goo.gl/KZ8Jeq
Mystical magical 93 kilometers
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Rennes le chateau
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Mystical magical 93 kilometers
12th century 50k https://goo.gl/SntJq6
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Chateau de Termes
Cami Dal Castel
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12th century 50k https://goo.gl/SntJq6
Multitudes of bookstores within the village 60k .
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Montolieu
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Multitudes of bookstores within the village 60k .
. https://goo.gl/JJuyPP
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Abbaye de Caunes Minervois
Place de l'Église
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. https://goo.gl/JJuyPP
https://goo.gl/oLGpdR 300 k
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Lourdes
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https://goo.gl/oLGpdR 300 k
Nimes has a Roman arena more intact then the one in Rome . "The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre found in the French city of Nîmes. Built around 70 AD. https://goo.gl/3vQ2bA 160 k
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Nîmes
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Nimes has a Roman arena more intact then the one in Rome . "The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre found in the French city of Nîmes. Built around 70 AD. https://goo.gl/3vQ2bA 160 k
My favorite bridge . Built of only stone and still standing after 2,000 years . "Nîmes aqueduct, a 50 km-long (31 mi) structure built by the Romans to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony.. Built in the 1st century AD, the Pont du Gard is the highest of all Roman aqueduct bridges and is the best preserved" https://goo.gl/SSyq4d 190 k
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Pont du Gard (Rive Droite)
24 Av. du Pont du Gard
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My favorite bridge . Built of only stone and still standing after 2,000 years . "Nîmes aqueduct, a 50 km-long (31 mi) structure built by the Romans to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony.. Built in the 1st century AD, the Pont du Gard is the highest of all Roman aqueduct bridges and is the best preserved" https://goo.gl/SSyq4d 190 k
at the bar http://www.hotel-templiers.com/index.php/fr/historique https://goo.gl/UhVrFx
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Collioure
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at the bar http://www.hotel-templiers.com/index.php/fr/historique https://goo.gl/UhVrFx

Parks & Nature

https://goo.gl/QaMzS1
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Pic de Bugarach
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https://goo.gl/QaMzS1
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Pic de Nore
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Gruissan
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Arrive by boat , bike , walking, or car
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Île Sainte-Lucie
30 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Arrive by boat , bike , walking, or car
https://goo.gl/5PjuNJ 33 k
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Peyriac-de-Mer
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https://goo.gl/5PjuNJ 33 k