Why Take a Vacation at Cap d’Agde

Tourists embarking on a holiday centred around Cap d’Agde will be delighted in its varied offerings: fascinating heritage, modern convenience and a beautiful natural setting.

This Mediterranean resort has attractions to provide delight to the sun worshippers, sports aficionados, couples and families seeking a wonderful vacation. Access to this resort is convenient, making it an ideal destination, whether for a short break or a long summer vacation.

Cap d’Agde visitors will enjoy the variety of activities in the resort, for this is a place with four destinations to enjoy, unlike other tourist spots confined to only one attraction. Le Cap d’Agde, for one, boasts a modern beach resort suitable for all members of the family.

For one, Le Cap d’Agde has been designed as a modern resort with all the amenities, catering to all types of tourists, ranging from families to couples. In addition, the visitors could easily take side trips to Agde, a historic city founded 2600 years ago, or to the picturesque fishing village of Grau d’Agde, and also the quaint village of La Tamarissiere ensconced in a verdant pine forest.

The resort complex for some visitors may just be enough. Already the resort has 11 beaches to choose from, as well as 10 districts all worth a visit. There’s the Le Port with its pulsating bars, shops and quayside.

But aside from this lively social centre, they can likewise opt to explore nine small suburban districts each with its own character and amenities. Visitors can relish the thought that even if they are at a centre of a bustling tourist enclave, they can easily retire to some secluded hideaway.

The choice is, likewise, large for tourist accommodations. There are hotels, apartments, holiday villas, and campsites available. A central booking office run by the Cap d’Agde Tourist office makes lodging inquiries easy and booking accommodations convenient. An even better alternative is to access the d’Agde website which contains user-friendly accommodation guides for the ideal lodging places.

At Cap d’Agde, you’ll be able to stay in a modern complex and at the same time be acquainted with an old, historic city that has already been in existence for 2600 years. The city of Agde owes its longevity to a strategic location, straddling an area where the waters of Herault River and the Canal du Midi converge with the Mediterranean Sea.

The city is also the next-door neighbour of Mount Saint Loup, an extinct volcano; many old buildings in Agde were in fact built with black volcanic rocks from this mountain.

This you can see in the old city centre which, aside from the architectural curiosity, also hosts artisan shops in its winding streets. It would be ideal for you to visit the city centre on a Thursday as it is the day when a local market opens to sell local wares and crafts.

A charming stroll along the Canal du Midi, in addition, will take tourists to the culinary delights of restaurants and the refreshing ambience of bars. Prospective visitors could pore through the heritage page of the city’s website to learn more about Agde and its historical allure.

A fitting sequel to a tour of Agde would be a visit to the small fishing village of Grau d’Agde which is near the old city and likewise close to the Cap d’Agde resort. The village is ideally located, sitting on the River Haut’s left bank.

At the mouth of the waterway flowing to the Mediterranean, the village is home to a resort with quiet accommodation, a beach for guests and a quay lined with small bars and restaurants. During peak season, visitors can take a ferry from this village and head for yet another enchanting destination, La Tamarissiere.

This destination is likewise a small village where tourists will find the solitude to soothe the rigors of everyday living. La Tamarissiere is a tourist paradise tucked between the beach and the river, with a 200-year old pine forest surrounding the village.

At La Tamarissiere, you can go boating, fishing, wind surfing and sailing, as well as camping to relish all that nature has to offer.