Agde
The center of a world of holidays

Agde is a city with a Mediterranean feel with its land dedicated to vineyards, its scrubby landscape, its ponds and its mild climate. It is a real paradise for an active holiday. Sport, leisure, spas and parties are all on offer in this exceptional setting. Do you want to go swimming? Or maybe sunabthe peacefully? Adge has 14km of beaches for your enjoyment!

To see : museum of Ephèbe (museum archaeological subaqueous), fort brescou, the city (fountains, places, statues, ice cave, cathedral etc).

To taste : mussel and stuffed squids, clams cooked with white wine and shallot, Honey of garrigue, dried figs, oysters of Thau, Muscat wine of Frontignan, Picpoul (regional wine).

To know : the statue of Ephèbe, vestige of the Hellenist age, was brought back of Herault in 1964 and it is classified as a historic monument.

Most Important : museum agathois (discovery of the popular arts and customs– fishing –sailing– terrestrial and subaqueous archaeology …).

On the Rhone à Sète Canal :

Over a hundred kilometres, the Rhone à Sète Canal traverse Languedoc and the Petite Camargue to reach the edge of Provence. It is the link between the South Canal and the inland waterways of the Southeast.
The Beaucaire Canal, which runs from the Etang Canal, forms today what is known as the Rhone à Sète Canal which connects the Thau Lake and Sète in Beaucaire.

On the South Canal :

Built during the 17th century by Pierre-Paul Riquet with his famous round locks, this canal was classified a 'world wonder' by the UNESCO in 1996.
A true hydrolic museum, the South Canal combines a variety of sites and cultural richness to create a unique cruising experience. Along the 240km from Toulouse to the Lake Thau there are 64 locks, 55 aquaducts, 7 canal bridges and 126 bridges.

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Suggestions for cruises from Agde:

Mini week
Agde, Aigues‐Mortes, Agde : 154 km, 6 locks, 20 hours
Agde, Capestang, Agde : 86 km, 24 locks, 18 hours

One week
Agde, Homps, Agde : 172 km, 34 locks, 32 hours
Agde, Narbonne, Agde : 146 km, 44 locks, 30 hours
Agde, Saint Gilles, Agde : 208 km, 6 locks, 28 hours

One week one-way
Agde, Carcassonne : 126 km, 36 locks, 25 hours

Two weeks
Agde, Carcassone, Agde : 252 km, 76 locks, 50 hours
Agde, Beaucaire, Agde, Béziers, Agde : 290 km, 12 locks, 42 hours

Three weeks or more
Agde, Castelnaudary, Agde : 332 km, 124 locks, 70 hours