From your accommodation in Marseillan there is so much to choose from in the local area, you will run out of time before you run out of ideas.

The information desk in the Town Hall will be able to advise you on where to go and what to do, and provide a bus time table too if you don’t have your own transport.

• The Mediterranean – from Marseillan Plage (just 3 miles from the old town) to Sete there is a fabulous stretch of golden sand. In the summer there are beach bars for a simple lunch plus a swimming pool and flume for the children.

• The Mountains – for a complete change of scene, less than an hours drive and you will be in the Black Mountains. The route takes you through some charming villages like Florensac and Pezenas then you wind around the hills on the way to the Grottes des Clamouse www.clamouse.com and St-Guilem le Desert

• Nearby Towns:
Aigues Mortes, a fortified town with the walls still standing. Climb the Tower of Constance and walk the parapet to view the sea and the salt plains. They provide enough salt for the whole of France there in that small area. Arles, with a remarkably intact Amphitheatre, still used for entertaining. You may even be lucky enough to be there during a festival and see the running of horses, or a bullfight.

Beziers has a wonderful Cathedral on the top of a hill, from where you can see the river Herault, and the aquaduct that leads on to the Canal du Midi.

Carcassonne, another walled City, beautifully lit it can be seen from several miles around.
To name just a few….

• Promenade – take a stroll along the harbour in Cap d’Agde, enjoy a Kir in the company of both locals and visitors alike.