South Central France

We stayed at a beautiful French estate called the Domaine de Maran - now a B&B. The home had been occupied by a Nazi officer during WWII. Our hosts Henry and Alix were so interesting and helpful by giving us good directions to sights along the way of our next leg of the road trip. As a result, we saw a canal that was built about 400 years ago by King Louis XIV to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea. They directed us to the medieval walled city of Aigues Mortes which was built in the 13th century to launch the 7th crusade. We also saw black bulls and white horses - famous in the Carbonniere area.