 The Languedoc @-@ Roussillon region shares many terrain and climate characteristics with the neighboring regions of Southern <unk> and Provence . The region stretches 150 miles ( 240 km ) from the Banyuls AOC at the Spanish border and Pyrenees in the west , along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the <unk> River and Provence in the east . The northern boundaries of the region sit on the <unk> Central with the <unk> mountain ranges and valleys dominating the area . Many vineyards are located along the <unk> River . 
