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Fasthotel in Midi-Pyrénées

The Fasthôtel and Relais Fasthôtel hotels welcome you in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Business trips, weekends and holidays, enjoy the quality of its hotels at low prices! at the Fasthotel Rodez

in Haute-Garonne: at the Relais Fasthôtel in Avignonet-Lauragais and in our three hotels in Toulouse at the Fasthôtel Toulouse Muret; in Toulouse Est Balma and at the hotel in Toulouse Blagnac airport.

In the Hautes-Pyrénées at the Fasthôtel in Tarbes.

In the Tarn in our hotel in Castres and at the Fasthôtel Albi.

Midi-Pyrénées: aeronautics, tourism, technology, agriculture

Midi-Pyrénées is a large region that extends over 8 departments and has 7 Agglomeration Communities as well as an urban community. In this rural territory where unspoiled nature has retained its rights, it is the cities that concentrate the population with 3/4 of the inhabitants living in urban areas.

The drivers of the economy are numerous and reflect a diversity, reflecting this contrasting territory:

- Aeronautics: the leading industrial sector in Midi-Pyrénées with nearly 850 companies and big names like Airbus in Toulouse.

- Agriculture, which is also very dynamic, has enabled the development of the agri-food sector, the second regional industrial hub. - Tourism is also a major economic sector, now structured at the regional level via the network of "Grands sites des Pyrénées".

- With 5 universities, Midi-Pyrénées is the 2nd university region in France after Paris and the Île de France, a position which also strengthens the capacities of its research and development centers.

- The renewable energy sector for both industry and services is booming.

- High value-added sectors: in addition to aeronautics, space and agro-industries, they are developing and innovating in the fields of electronics, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, ICT (information and communication technologies) and health.

Midi-Pyrénées: nature, mountains, skiing and thermal baths

Thermalism in Midi-Pyrénées: Cauterets, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Barèges, Argelès-Gazost, Luchon, Aulus-les-bains, Ax-les-Thermes; Midi-Pyrénées is in 4th place among the thermal regions of France with 17 resorts, each of which stands out for the quality of its natural mineral waters and a preserved environment.

Skiing and winter sports: Luchon, Superbagnères, Cauterets, La Mongie, Peyragudes... The region has 28 resorts in the Pyrenees and in Aveyron. Mountain sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike appreciate the charm of the resorts and the authentic mountain villages. Between 1100 and 2500 meters above sea level, the ski areas are a delight for alpine and Nordic skiers! Snowshoe hikes, dog sled rides, snowparks, and of course the quality of local products contribute to the success of the winter season.

The mountain in summer

Languedoc-Roussillon is a large region with 5 departments. All, with the exception of Lozère, open onto the Mediterranean Sea along a 220-kilometer coastline. They offer a diversity of landscapes, destinations and historical sites to visit.

The Fasthôtel and Relais Fasthôtel welcome you to Languedoc-Roussillon, take advantage of the quality of its low-cost hotels:

- For your business stays thanks to our stopover evening packages;

- For your weekends, holidays and stays in the region.

In the Aude in our hotel in Carcassonne and at the Fasthôtel in Narbonne.

In the Gard in Nîmes in our two hotels: Fasthôtel Nîmes Caissargues and at the Relais Fasthôtel in Nîmes Lunel. 

In Hérault, our Montpellier hotels are located in Mauguio - Montpellier Parc-Expo Arena in Vendargues Baillargues. and in Béziers

In the Pyrénées Orientales, stop at our hotel in Perpignan Sud. 

In Lozère: enjoy the comfort and charm of the Relais Fasthôtel Mende Mavejols.

Languedoc-Roussillon nature

Languedoc Roussillon offers a range of landscapes: coasts and beaches, coastal plains, hills and scrubland, mountains from the Massif Central to the Pyrenees.

Unspoiled and wild nature in: Aubrac, in the heart of Lozère, in the Cévennes and the Causses.

Languedoc-Roussillon: four UNESCO World Heritage sites

- The Canal du Midi

- The Ways of Saint Jacques de Compostelle

- The Pont du Gard, near Nîmes

- The City of Carcassonne

The Sons of Carcassonne: Five Castles in Cathar Country

In the Aube and the Pyrénées Orientales, the "sons of Carcassonne" refer to a group of five castles: Aguilar, Peyrepertuse, Puylaurens, Quéribus and Termes. These medieval fortresses were reinforced by Saint Louis during the conquest of Languedoc, marked by the defeat of Viscount Trencavel at Carcassonne and the end of the crusade against the Albigensians.

To discover from our hotels: for example, the castle of Aguilar, which overlooks the Corbières plain is 1 hour from the Fasthôtel Narbonne and 1 hour 15 minutes from the Fasthôtel Carcassonne. Unmissable: a visit to the city of Carcassonne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The vineyards of Languedoc

Languedoc produces on its lands, between the rocks, the steep landscapes of the Cathar castles and the Mediterranean Sea, wines of character with an identity forged by the winds and the sun.

- the wines of Cabardès, between Carcassonne and the Montagne Noire

- The Corbières of Cathar country, renowned for its full-bodied and intense reds.

- The wines of Fitou, the oldest AOC in Languedoc, whose vineyard is located between the Corbières massif and the coastal vineyard.

- The Limoux vineyard is renowned for its sparkling wines, in particular Blanquette de Limoux.

- Malepère in the heart of the triangle of Carcassonne, Limoux and Castelnaudary.

- The Minervois which benefits from a privileged location between the Montagne Noire and the Canal du Midi.

The Canal du Midi is a World Heritage Site

The work, registered since 1996, crosses the Midi-Pyrénées regions in Haute-Garonne and in Tarn and Languedoc-Roussillon in Aude and Herault.

Studies had already been carried out in the 16th century when Francis I returned from Italy with Leonardo da Vinci. Pierre-Paul Riquet was 1 years old when he began working on the project, supported by Colbert. A royal edict marked its completion in 50. To the first section between the Garonne at Toulouse and the Aude at Trèbes, a second was added, between Trèbes and Sète, on the Mediterranean coast.

The Canal du Midi, whose work was spread out between 1667 and 1694, was largely completed by Riquet's death in 1681. Vauban, a great military architect, decided to add numerous aqueducts to its route. The Canal du Midi connects the Mediterranean and the Atlantic by waterway over 360 kilometres from Toulouse to the Thau lagoon in Marseillan on the Mediterranean coast. The UNESCO World Heritage Site has 328 structures: locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.

Find our hotels on the Canal du Midi in Toulouse, Avignonet Port Lauragais, Carcassonne, Narbonne and Montpellier.