Situated a short jaunt from the France-Spain border, for those who know it, the Languedoc will conjure up mental images of Cathar castles, fantastic food and generations of terrifying rugby front-row forwards from Perpignan, Béziers and Toulouse that have played for the French national team.

A voyage up the Amazon charms at the Met
Florencia en el Amazonas proved a visual treat and the English National Opera was on manoeuvres in Manhattan.