We report the growth of crystalline langasite (LGS) films using the liquid phase epitaxy technique, Utilizing a eutectic PbO: Bi2O3 flux system we have demonstrated that epitaxial LGS Films can be grown on a spinel substrate. The films were characterized by optical and electron microscopes and X-ray diffraction, Detailed analysis revealed that the crystalline langasite films grow epitaxially along the c-direction (in hexagonal setting) which is parallel to the (1 1 1) orientation of the cubic spinel substrate. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.