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The gastronomy in Narbonne, it is a selection of local products which stimulates the taste and appetite: Besides the vine, ubiquitous and inseparable from the culture in Narbonne, it is now the turn of the land to be in the spotlight. With the olive oil mills or the famous honey of Narbonne, already popular with the Romans, everything here wakes up your palate.

• Narbonne and the wine :

Since the antiquity, Narbonne centralizes all the wealth of the Mediterranean civilization, one of its best examples is vine. Main element of this territory, vine has always been an important element of its development. The history of the vineyard in Narbonne has constantly been associated with quality with periods of big development and recession depending on the time ; never since its Roman settlement to nowadays, the wine production has stopped.

There is no cultural element form Narbonne without making reference to wine. The vine combines with the different expressions of the heritage (landscape, monuments, culinary arts as well as customs, poetry, stories…). The renowned viticulture identity of Narbonne makes the latter a wine city typical of the French art of living.

To go to Narbonne, whatever direction you are coming from, you go through vineyards. Massif de la Clape, de Fontfroide or Corbières mountains lie on their flanks diverse and amazing lands.

• The reputation of the honey of Narbonne

is way back to Antiquity (The Romans regarded it as the best honey in the world). It is a honey coming from the garrigue with some rosemary, thyme, lavander, ciste and diverse Mediterranean plants, depending on time of harvest. It is your turn to taste and mark your preference for the pale colour and discreet flavour of the rosemary honey or the colour and the taste more sustained of the honey from the garrigue.

• The Lucques olives

only grow on the lands of the Languedoc: original by their elongated shape (reminding of the shape of a Rugby ball…and so very local!), these olives have a crispy and tasty flesh. A must have for your appetizers !