There's more to southern France than the Riviera. While visitors flock to Nice, Cannes, and Monaco in droves, the western portion of France's Mediterranean coastline is just as beautiful--with half the tourists and for a fraction of the cost.
Anne-Sophie Redisch goes in search of the mother of all medieval cities - and Raymond-Roger Trencavel, handsome 13th century devil and hero, a man centuries ahead of his time - un parfait chevalie
There's more to southern France than the Riviera. While visitors flock to Nice, Cannes, and Monaco in droves, the western portion of France's Mediterranean coastline is just as beautiful--with half the tourists and for a fraction of the cost. 
Take a tour of 11 of the best-preserved walled cities on earth.
