Homps

Whether walking or riding a bike alongside it, gazing up to the clouds while lazing on the deck of a canal boat while it winds its way along its tranquil path, picnicking on its banks, or enjoying the pleasure of a Minervois wine in one of its many restaurants, the Canal du Midi offers an escape into tranquility and aesthetic beauty.

The Minervois wine region

The Minervois wine region is one of the largest of the Languedoc Roussillon. Close to 15 000 ha of vineyards, with 5 000 ha dedicated to the production of wines of AOC (appellation controlled). There is a large range of table wines, vins de pays and the high quality controlled ranges : AOC Minervois, AOC Minervois–La Livinière and the Muscat of Saint Jean de Minervois. At the Chai- Port Minervois each year a selection of wines from the Minervois ranges is made by the wine makers of the Minervois. Nearly 150 wines and also products of the land is on display for purchasing.

At Homps culture is alive

Lean on Parc Régional du Haut Languedoc and sheltered by the Montagne Noire, the Minervois, noble and preserved region, contemplates the Mediterranean sea on its west and the Pyrenean mountain on its south. Its splendid medieval villages, like Minerve, this region offers an old and authentic vineyard, with all types of campaign landscape. But the Minervois is before all the land of Cathares: a cultural heritage.