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From the Canal du Midi to Saint-Chinian, discover villages bubbling with cultural activities,animations and shows that bring the destination and its surroundings to life all year round!

Guided tours, museums and interpretation centers, crafts and art galleries, cinemas, tourist excursions, fun walks and treasure hunts: there is something for everyone in our destination!
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    FONTCAUDE ABBEY

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    cazedarnes

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    Abbey classified as historical monuments. An abbey of the Premonstratensian order in the heart of Languedoc near a sacred source and stage of a road to Saint-Jacques. The ultimate example of Romanesque architecture in the region. In the heart of a plateau of scrubland, the valley of Fontcaude shelters a sacred source near which canons settled from the year 1154. Perfectly restored, the abbey is a Read more...
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    CRUZY MUSEUM

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    cruzy

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    Paleontological, archaeological and local history museum. Inside you will find a presentation of archaeological material from surveys, an important collection of pottery from the 1907th and XNUMXth centuries. You can also discover four banners from the XNUMX revolt (revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers) classified as a Historic Monument, which began a few kilometers away. But the treasure lies before Read more...
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    SITE AND MUSEUM OF ENSERUNE

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    nissan-lez-enserune

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    An archaeological site classified as a National Monument and member of the Sites d'Exception en Languedoc network. One of the most important Gallic villages in the Mediterranean region. Its museum presents an exceptional collection of objects discovered during excavations. This archaeological furniture is distributed in three main areas, bearing the names of the archaeologists who left their mark on Ensérune (Salle Sigal, Salle Mouret, Salle Jannoray). This Read more...
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    THE PALAIS DE LA MAQUETTE - TOY MUSEUM

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    valras-beach

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    Toy museum unique in France which presents the largest collections of "LEGO" and "K'NEX" construction sets represented in several themes (new town, Stars-Wars, pirates, the port and the beach, the Middle Ages , etc). New features constantly added. To marvel, have fun, have fun, play, alone or with the family, several play areas and workshops are available to the Read more...
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    ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF FORTY

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    forty

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    Adjoining the abbey, this museum presents an astonishing collection from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. Collections from the Chalcolithic period, the Iron Age, the Gallo-Roman, Visigothic and early Middle Ages periods. Commented visit of the site by appointment. The visit includes the visit of the archaeological museum, the museum of sacred art and the visit of the abbey Read more...
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    LA MAISON DU CAMBRIEN - PALEONTOLOGICAL MUSEUM

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    crazy

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    In the elegant, well-lit display cases there is a superb and rich collection of Black Mountain Trilobites found in the vicinity of Berlou. The oldest date back 600 million years. Then come exceptional pieces of ferns extracted from the mines of Graissessac, then fossils from all over the world, fish, insects, leaves, feathers ... and Read more...
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    FORMER BENEDICTINE ABBEY AND THE CLOITRE

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    saint chinian

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    The old Benedictine abbey dedicated to Saint-Anian (currently the town hall since 1855) dates from the XNUMXth century. Today, there is no trace of it. Modest, it housed twelve monks and remained prosperous until the XNUMXth century, when its cloister would have been built. Inside, the main staircase is decorated with trompe l'oeil frescoes and leads to the media library. The garden Read more...
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    NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA-BARTHE PARISH CHURCH

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    saint chinian

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    Built on the site of the chapel of the same name, mentioned in the 1568th century, it replaces the primitive parish church, located outside the walls in Saint-Cels. It was initially modest in size. It was damaged several times during the wars of religion (1578 - 1582). It will be rebuilt and enlarged thereafter between 1695 and XNUMX. It is on the occasion Read more...
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    CHURCH OF SAINT-PIERRE SAINT-PAUL

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    cessenon-on-orb

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    Probably built on a Gallo-Roman mausoleum from the 972st or 1325nd century AD, it only came into being after numerous negotiations. In fact, in the early days of Christianity, in 20, the church was only a modest chapel. It was not until XNUMX that its construction was pegged. This religious building is part of southern Gothic architecture. Very imposing with these XNUMX Read more...
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    THE DUNGEON

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    cessenon-on-orb

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    Standing on its rocky base, wedged behind the defensive system, the keep indicates the location of the old fortress. This tower, of quadrangular plan with a height of 15 m and 6 m of side, was built with local materials. The more recent lower part has pointed bays. Very simple type gargoyles adorned the corners. In Read more...
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    CHAPEL NOTRE-DAME DE NAZARETH

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    saint chinian

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    According to the legend, in the year 840 the Virgin Mary would have appeared to a shepherd. However, it was not until the year 1102 that this sanctuary was mentioned in the charter of the Archbishop of Narbonne. In 1120 after the return of the first crusade in the Holy Land the name of Nazareth is attributed to him. The Benedictine monks who founded Read more...
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    ABBATIAL SAINT MARIE

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    forty

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    The magnificent Sainte-Marie abbey, founded in the XNUMXth century, indeed contains a treasure whose centerpieces are a XNUMXrd century sarcophagus and a XNUMXth century piece of goldsmith's work representing the head of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint who protects the village of Forty. The reliquary bust is hollow and composed of silver plates hammered with repoussé and chiseled, enhanced Read more...
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    CHURCH OF HOLY EULALIA OF MÉRIDA - XIV °

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    cruzy

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    The church was rebuilt in the Romanesque period and completely taken over and fortified during the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries. The Gothic building, characteristic of southern Gothic, has however retained some vestiges of the Romanesque church which had three naves with a small transept. This fortified church is one of the very few rural sanctuaries in the region to have preserved remains of stained glass Read more...
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    THE CALADES OF MONTOULIERS

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    montouliers

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    Montouliers is a charming Mediterranean village located on a small hill at the gateway to the Minervois and Saint-Chinian AOCs, clinging to an old castle that once belonged to the archbishops of Narbonne. This village has a particular curiosity: its calades (sloping streets made up of pebbles), the perfect type of what used to be the coating of a roadway in Mediterranean villages. Surrounded Read more...
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    MILL OF THE ROCK

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    saint chinian

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    Today of cereal type, the mill dates from 1854 and was used at the beginning to grind the gypsum to make plaster and to build the houses of Saint-Chinian, which was in full period of expansion. Abandoned in 1900 and left in ruins for many years, the town hall renovated it and turned it into a wheat mill. The new mill was inaugurated on Read more...
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    EUCALYPTUS FOREST

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    cessenon-on-orb

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    The communal eucalyptus forest is located northwest of the village of Cessenon on the D14. In 1958, an experimental plantation of a dozen species of eucalyptus over an area of ​​14 ha replaced the maquis. In 1984, all eucalyptus froze. The suckers then form a forest thicket next to 25 ha of maritime pines. A marked hiking trail Read more...
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    THE NATURA POND 2000

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    assignan

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    Part of the commune of Assignan is classified as a Natura 2000 zone: a marbled newt permanently inhabits the communal pond which is never dried up. Walkers can see this greenish-colored ocellated lizard warming up in the sun, during a walk on the Barralets trail. Read more...
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    THE ROCKY BARS OF CAZEDARNES

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    cazedarnes

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    The rocky bars of Cazedarnes constitute a limestone layer deposited in a lake 65 million years ago, then folded under the effect of the appearance of the Pyrenees. Erosion ended up digging valleys between the bars that remained in relief. Read more...

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