The 65 centuries of Beziers history can be seen in its Roman amphitheatre, the cathedral of Saint Nazaire and the church of the Madeleine. This Cathar town fought against the crusades and has retained its own identity. Beziers dominates the Orb plain and at its feet flows the 240km long Canal du Midi linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic.
 
The succession of nine locks at Fonséranes is one of the finest examples of waterway constructions. Beziers has an exceptional heritage; museums, the Basilica Saint Aphrodise, the Plateau de Poetes park and much more.
 
Beziers, with over 300 days of sunshine per year, has an exceptional climate. It is a town with a warm welcome, especially when it puts on its party clothes for the Feria in August. This is an unmissable occasion, spread over several days and nights for lovers of bullfighting, horses and festivities. Beziers sits amongst vineyards and is a town proud of its wines, lands and gastronomy. Beziers also means an infinite blue stretching to the horizon, from the azure sky to the deep blue of the nearby Mediterranean sea.
 
Tourist Office. Tel : 04 99 41 36 36. www.beziers-in-mediterranee.com