Historic sites in Hérault, France

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert and the Pont du Diable

Saint-Jean-de-Fos, Hérault

A medieval village tucked into the wild gorges of the Hérault, around the Romanesque abbey of Gellone, founded in 804 and a stop on the Way of St Jam…

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Minerve

Olonzac, Hérault

A medieval village perched on a rocky spur between the gorges of the Cesse and Brian rivers, besieged by Simon de Montfort in 1210 during the crusade…

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Oppidum d'Ensérune

Nissan-lez-Enserune, Hérault

An ancient hilltop town between Béziers and Narbonne, lived in from the 6th century BC until Roman times, with a museum of Greek vases and finds.