ABOUT GINESTAS AND
SURROUNDING AREA
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The
centre of Ginestas was originally built between the 11th and
13th century: It's name is derived from the Occitan for "brooms"
which grow profusely on all the surrounding hills. It has a
renowned church St Luc ( 1304), with a number of works of art,
and a chapel. Also it has a bakery - just next door to the cottage,
so croissants and baguettes are never far away - and a grocery
shop; a newsagent, a café/bar, a restaurant, a bank, a pharmacy, a
post-office, a tennis court, ( keys at the town hall), a riding
school, and a weekly market on Thursday mornings.
It
is 1.5km from Le Somail, the port of Ginestas, on the
Canal
du Midi (constructed during the mid 1600's and now a UNESCO
world heritage site), which harbours lots of house boats, and
boats to rent: Also in the village is a huge second hand book
shop; art shops, restaurants, a café, and a hat museum.
To the north of Ginestas, a mere 20 minutes drive is
Minerve which straddles
two river gorges, and is the site of an infamous siege of Simon
de Montford's that resulted in the burning of heretic Cathars.
The famous red wine of the region resonates the potent mix of
history and dramatic landscape of garrigue and gorges.
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Wine press |
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