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Hérault – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

Hérault is a department in Occitanie, France. The department is geographically very diverse, with beaches in the south, the Cévennes mountains in the north, and agricultural land in between. The territory of Hérault is often described as an open amphitheater facing the sea.

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Map of Hérault

Pont Saint-Joseph, a late 17th-century bridge in Agde
  • 1 Montpellier — largest city of Languedoc-Roussillon, it has an attractive old town, warm Mediterranean climate, and large student population
  • 2 Agde Agde on Wikipedia —a seaside resort with 14 km of sand for 10 beaches including 15 seasonal private beaches
  • 3 Béziers — a regional centre of winemaking, and a good place to base yourself when exploring the southern Languedoc region
  • 4 Bouzigues — known for its oyster production and numerous quality seafood restaurants
  • 5 Causses-et-Veyran — has a couple of beautiful chapels, a priory, and Roman towers
  • 6 Fraisse-sur-Agout —
  • 7 Minerve — one of the "Most Beautiful Villages of France"), and the capital of the Minervois wine region
  • 8 Olargues — a good example of a French Medieval town, with a 13th-century bridge
  • 9 Pézenas — its old town centre many fine Renaissance buildings are intact, and the narrow medieval streets offer visitors a unique experience of seeing a complete city as it was in the Middle Ages
  • 10 Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres — a cathedral village in the Haut Languedoc Regional Park
  • 11 Sète — nicknamed the "Venice of Languedoc" for its canals crisscrossing the city centre, its island location between sea, lake, and canals, it is a popular vacation spot
  • 12 Pomerols — a small, quiet and pleasant village for lovers of sun, beach and heritage

Take high-speed train (AVE and TGV) from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Madrid or Barcelona. Intercity services (Intercités) from Bordeaux, Toulouse or Clermont. Regional and local services (TER Occitanie) by SNCF.

The Peninsula and Mountain of Rouens (253m) in the township of Clermont-l'Hérault, and the Lac du Salagou; photo taken from the southwest in the township of Liausson
  • Monts de l'Espinouse [dead link] — a beautiful range of relatively low mountains, wild and craggy with few paths, around the D14 from Olargues to Fraisse-sur-Agout. A small side road (to the left from the above direction) leads to the tiny pretty village of Douch, from which there is a good path to the summit of Mont Caroux, where you suddenly come across a great southern vista.
  • Gorges d'Héric — lots of climbing and hiking opportunities. A road train connects the gorges with the town of Mons.