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Tourism - Hérault
Hérault is a French department that is part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is surrounded by the Aude, Tarn, Aveyron, and Gard departments and is located by the Mediterranean Sea.
The main cities are Montpellier, Béziers, Sète, Pézenas and Lunel.
The places of interests are: the beaches of the Grande-Motte beach, Palavas-les-Flots, Carnon, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, Sète, Marseillan, Cap d'Agde, Valras-Plage and Portiragnes. The “cirques de Mourèze et de Navacelles”. The Clamouse and Demoiselles caves. The canal lock of Fonséranes and the Canal du Midi in Béziers that are listed world héritage by UNESCO. The Pic-Saint-Loup and the Héric Gorges. The “bassin de Thau”. The Salagou Lake. The village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert and the “pont du diable” bridge.
There are also many cultural events in this department that take place in summer, the most popular are:
The Fèsta d'Oc à Béziers, the Festival of Mediterranean film, the Festival ‘Radio-France Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon’ in Montpellier and the ‘fête de la Saint-Louis’ in Sète.
Top tourist cities in Hérault
Tourism Montpellier
Montpellier, the city department of Herault in Languedoc-Roussillon region, is well worth a visit. This is a beautiful city with homogeneous architecture has many shops, cafes and beautiful places. It is important to note that the place is almost entirely pedestrian. ...
Must : Château d'Ô, Porte du Peyrou, Musée Fabre
Tourism Béziers
Beziers is a town in Languedoc in the south west of France. This is the Prefecture of the Hérault. The city seems to be a real set of stones, unwavering, which lasted for centuries and seems willing to cross other. At the heart of town visitors will discover its ...
Must : Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire, Plateau des Poètes, Arènes de Béziers
Tourism Lodeve
Carry of the Mediterranean, sub-prefecture of Herault, Lodève profits from a geographical situation privileged on the free motorway A75. Sights Lake of Salagou Cirque de Navacelles Cirque and cave of Labeil Cirque du bout du Monde Pas de l'Escalette ...