Best Attractions in the Languedoc  Although the Languedoc-Roussillon region is best known for its splendid Mediterranean coastline, travel a little inland and you will find a totally different character with plenty to add a bit of variety to the ubiquitous bucket and spade holiday.  Not only will you find beautiful scenery such as the rolling Corbiere hills, the Parc National de Haut Languedoc, or the Pyrénéean mountains, but there is also incredible history to be found with the medieval fortress town of Carcassonne and the dramatically situated Cathar castles.

Sigean Nature Reserve
 

Location:  On the N9, 15 km south of Narbonne and 8km north of Sigean.

General Info: Open every day of the year from 9AM, last admissions 18.30 in high season.  Entry costs €23 per adult and €18 per child aged 4 – 14.  Website.

Description:  La Réserve Africaine de Sigean is a massive wildlife park with nearly 4000 wild animals in an area covering more than 300 hectares making it possible to re-create the original habitat of each species.

Our recommendations:  Remember that in the drive through part of the park you will need to keep your windows and sun roof completely shut.  So unless you have a good air conditioning system in your car you should try to visit this part of the park early in the morning.

For the children:  There is also a large walkround section which can take up to 3 hours to visit so our advice would be to do the drive through in the morning, then enjoy a picnic lunch, followed by the hands on areas in the afternoon.