Discover the history and heritage of Agde, Portiragnes and Vias: guided tours by a guide.
GUIDED TOURS ? 2023
Free visits, by reservation at capdagde.com or in the Tourist Information Offices.
? From March 7 to September 26, Tuesdays at 10 am
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE : ALONG THE WATER
From its source at Mont Aigoual, it is in Agde that the Hérault river meets its destiny.
Arnaud, guide and lecturer, will tell you how this river has shaped the Black Pearl of the Mediterranean, discover the soul of this port city, its quays, its facades and its emblematic monuments.
> Departure Moulin des Évêques – AGDE
? From March 1st to September 27th, Wednesday at 10 am
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE : WE TAKE THE HEIGHT
From the top of the cliffs of La Conque you can see the Cap d’Agde, but do you really know its history?
The epic of this seaside resort will be told to you by Arnaud, guide and lecturer, from volcanism to the prison of Fort Brescou, take the coastal path, stop at the Place des Gabelous, join the tower of the Vigie? and thus discover another facet of the Cap.
> Departure Memorial of the fighters of the African Army, at the top of the Grande Conque – LE CAP D?AGDE
? From March 1st to June 28th, Wednesdays at 3 pm
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE, NOTRE DAME DE L’AGENOUILLADE
In the company of Arnaud, guide and lecturer, relive all the stages of the archaeological research carried out on this emblematic site. From the apparition of the Virgin to the burial of the Duke of Montmorency, will you be able to distinguish the legends from the real History.
> Departure from the Agenouillade chapel, Av Saint Vincent – Le GRAU D?AGDE
? From March 2 to September 28, Thursday at 2 pm
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE : THE GLACIERE
Visit with Arnaud the underground ice house built in the 17th century.
During this visit, come and discover the functioning of the ice houses, the stories and anecdotes of this place full of history.
> Departure place de la glacière – AGDE
? From March 3 to September 29, Friday at 10 am
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE : SEA BATHS IN THE BELLE ÉPOQUE IN THE GRAU D?AGDE
Sea bathing, architecture and lifestyle at the mouth of the Hérault at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
Discovery of the “belle époque” villas in the Sacré C?ur church district and along the river banks illustrating the beginnings of seaside tourism and coastal vacationing.
> Departure from the Maison des services publics, 2 quai Antoine Fonquerle – Le GRAU D?AGDE
? From June 5 to September 4, Mondays at 10 am
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE, DISCOVERING THE CITY OF VIAS
In the company of Arnaud, guide and lecturer, come and discover the history of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the old seigniorial castle, the consular house, the bishop’s house, the market hall… The vestiges of the city wall, or all the beautiful doors will reveal all their secrets…
> Departure from the church square of Saint Jean Baptiste – VIAS
? From June 8 to September 7, Thursday at 10 am
CONFIDENCES OF A GUIDE, DISCOVERING THE CITY OF PORTIRAGNES
Between Sea and Garrigue, stroll through the narrow streets of this charming southern village. Discover its old stones and its XIIth century church, in the company of Arnaud, guide.
> Departure from the church square – PORTIRAGNES
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