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Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 52 dans l'Hérault

Saint-Pierre Cathedral of Montpellier
Gothic Church
34000 Montpellier

La cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier, édifice gothique du XIVe siècle transformé au XIXe, est la cathédrale métropolitaine de la ville. Exemple emblématique de cathédrale-forteresse, elle domine le centre historique de l'Occitanie.
Cathedral of Saint-Nazaire de Béziers
Gothic Church
34500 Béziers

Saint-Nazaire de Béziers Cathedral, a 13th-14th-century Gothic building, has dominated the Orb Plain from a promontory of the Hérault. Ranked in 1840, it blends Roman remains, unfinished cloister and historic organ in an exceptional panoramic site.
Cathedral of St. Stephen of Agde
Fortified Church
34300 Agde

St. Stephen's Cathedral of Agde, a 12th century fortified Romanesque building, is distinguished by its black volcanic stone and its 35-metre dungeon. Located in the Hérault in Occitanie, it was episcopal seat until 1790.
Canal du Midi : Pont-canal de l'Orb
Canal du Midi
34500 Béziers

The canal bridge of the Orb, built in the 19th century in Béziers, is a major work of the Canal du Midi allowing to cross the river Orb in Occitanie.
Canal du Midi : Fonserannes Locks
Canal du Midi
34500 Béziers

The Fonserane locks, a nine-door staircase and eight 17th-century ovoid basins in Béziers, are a masterpiece of the civil engineering of the Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Canal du Midi : Agde Round Lock
Canal du Midi
34300 Agde

The Agde Round Lock, built in 1676, is a unique hydraulic structure of the Canal du Midi, located in the Hérault, allowing navigation on three levels thanks to its original circular shape.
Arc de triomphe de Montpellier
Arc of triumph
34000 Montpellier

The triumphal arch of Montpellier, erected in 1691, is a classical monument symbolizing the glory of Louis XIV, located on the Peyrou promenade in this Occitan city.
Former Abbey of Vignogoul
Abbey
34570 Pignan

The former Abbey of Vignogoul, founded in the 12th century in Pignan (Hérault), is a Cistercian abbey transformed in the 13th and 15th centuries, classified as a Historic Monument in 1862. Its Gothic architecture and religious history mark Occitanie.