Guidebook for Autignac
Parks & Nature
Réals
Wonderful river swimming with parking nearby.
Swimming off the riverside beach at Roquebrun (30 mins from house), is lovely and you can hire kayaks there. It has some good restaurants with amazing views in the valley.
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Roquebrun
Swimming off the riverside beach at Roquebrun (30 mins from house), is lovely and you can hire kayaks there. It has some good restaurants with amazing views in the valley.
Dramatic swimming and walking in the steep gorges in the mountains to the north of the house. Nearby Gorge de Colombieres is also worth a visit.
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Gorges d'Heric
Dramatic swimming and walking in the steep gorges in the mountains to the north of the house. Nearby Gorge de Colombieres is also worth a visit.
There are superb sandy beaches stretching from Sete to Valras Plage, south of Beziers. We particularly like La Tamarissiere, a long sandy beach backing on to a pine forest with a wide canal at one end that can be crossed on a tiny ferry (60 mins drive from house).
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TABAC PRESSE BAZAR
17 Rue Commandant MaletThere are superb sandy beaches stretching from Sete to Valras Plage, south of Beziers. We particularly like La Tamarissiere, a long sandy beach backing on to a pine forest with a wide canal at one end that can be crossed on a tiny ferry (60 mins drive from house).
Arts & Culture
This is a local cultural centre where the French playwright Moliere was an itinerant actor which now has a weekly market (Saturday), great gift shops (pottery, leather, craft, cosmetics) and lots of lovely places to eat and drink.
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Pézenas
This is a local cultural centre where the French playwright Moliere was an itinerant actor which now has a weekly market (Saturday), great gift shops (pottery, leather, craft, cosmetics) and lots of lovely places to eat and drink.
Interesting university city with beautiful square and loads to see and do.
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Montpellier
Interesting university city with beautiful square and loads to see and do.
Sightseeing
Impressive cathedral with regular free concerts for the public and spectacular views of the River Orb and surrounding countryside. The back streets nearby have some lovely restaurants that buzz into the night.
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Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire
Plan Monseigneur BlaquièreImpressive cathedral with regular free concerts for the public and spectacular views of the River Orb and surrounding countryside. The back streets nearby have some lovely restaurants that buzz into the night.
Lively mountain town to the north of Autignac with lots to see and a fantastic market (Tuesdays) selling leather goods, cosmetics, local cured meats and cheese and fresh oysters.
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Lamalou-les-Bains
Lively mountain town to the north of Autignac with lots to see and a fantastic market (Tuesdays) selling leather goods, cosmetics, local cured meats and cheese and fresh oysters.
Dramatic medieval mountainside village. Worth the drive! You can swim at the nearby Devil’s Bridge on the Herault River.
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Saint Guilhem le Desert
Dramatic medieval mountainside village. Worth the drive! You can swim at the nearby Devil’s Bridge on the Herault River.
Shopping
Lively town with quality shops, restaurants, markets and a new cinema and shopping mall. We recommend parking near the main boulevard and walking through the upmarket shopping streets towards the magnificent Cathedrale Saint Nazaire.
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Béziers
Lively town with quality shops, restaurants, markets and a new cinema and shopping mall. We recommend parking near the main boulevard and walking through the upmarket shopping streets towards the magnificent Cathedrale Saint Nazaire.