Musketeers pageant,Pezenas

Wine Press

Wine Barrels

The Chateau at Pouzolles

Local Caves

R.Orb at Bezier

Harvest Festival

Vinyards
Windmill

Pesenas Market Hall

Pezenas Jewish Quater

Beziers Church

Deli, Pezenas

Blacksmith

Street Musicians

Places of interest


Carcassonne

Is one of Frances top tourist destinations, but its truly awesome castle is well worth the crowds should you go in high season. The castle also stages medieval tournaments in August.

Sete

A lovely old port with harbour, shops and restaurants.

Roquebrun

Superbly picturesque hillside village set on the river Orb,with cafes, swimming, canoeing and well worth a stroll up the winding streets up the hill to the Jardin de Mediterranee and the church.

Aigues Morte

Wonderful medieval walled port town with narrow streets .

Chateau Cassan

A nearby old chateau open to the public.

Capestang

On the Canal Cu Midi with a pretty bridge from which to watch the canal boats go by, you must visit its lively Sunday market.

Ventenac

On the Canal Du Midi again, and with restaurants overlooking the canal and a huge cave on the canal

Olargues

Very pretty village on the Orb north of Roquebrun.

The local villages, including Cessenon, Margon, Roujan, Laurens and many others are all worth a visit for their winding streets and wine caves.

LOCAL MARKET DAYS

 


Monday :  Valras Plage
Tuesday : Roqubrun and Olonzac
Wednesday: Magalas, and Lezignan-Corbieres
Thursday: Laurens, and St.Chinian

Friday:

 Beziers (and the market hall is open every day up to early afternoon)
Saturday: Pezenas

Saturday and Sunday in summer:

 Marseillan-Plage (a huge open air flea market - can get very busy, but good fun!)
Sunday: Capestang, on the Canal Du Midi

SWIMMING POOL

Outdoor: Pezenas and Alignan-du-Vent
Indoor:   St.Chinian

RIVER SWIMMING

At Reals on the River Orb about 15 minutes away, and also at Roqubrun a further 20 minutes drive.

The Gorges De Colomieres, a stunning gorge near Olargues. This is our favouite place for picnics by the river. You can also walk up the gorge to a tiny village where there is a café.

CANOEING

On the Orb at Roquebrun, and closer to Magalas just before Reals.

BEACHES

We highly recommend Serignan Plage and Cabanes De Fleurie, both about 30 minutes away.

CAVES / WINE

Caves selling local wine are in most villages, including:  Puimisson,Murviels-Le-Beziers, Puissalicon, Roquebrun, Capestang (on the canal)

There are many, many of them, so here are some of our favourites:

Chateau Grezan and only ten minutes away….. a mock castle with its own vineyard selling high quality wine , English spoken.
Chateau Fondouce, just outside Pezenas.

Chateau Margon’s cave has superb Chardonnay, and the village and its chateau are well worth a stroll.

There is a map in the house

Places and routes highlighted on it in pink are of above average interest or natural beauty. Photographs of some of them appear in the house picture portfolio.