Mas des Tourelles

France / Languedoc-Roussillon / Jonquieres-Saint-Vincent /
 winery, vineyard / grape plantation, historic landmark
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The Roman town of Ugernum, the present day Beaucaire, was the point at which the Via Domitia entered Languedoc-Roussillon. Nearby is the Mas des Tourelles, an ancient Gallo-Roman villa with workshops and pottery kilns, which probably dates from the Augustan period. Between the 1st and 2nd centuries, vines were cultivated here on over 350 acres. The villa has a working reconstruction of a Roman wine press and cellar, and a replanted Gallo-Roman vineyard.

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Coordinates:   43°47'38"N   4°35'6"E
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