Béziers


More than 2700 Years Old (pronounced Bayz-Ee-Ay)
Béziers is just off the A9 between Montpellier & Narbonne. This City is more than 2700 years old (700 BC). This town is located on the Orb River, just off the coast. Crossing above the Orb, is the Canal du Midi. This canal links from the Mediterranean to the Garonne Lateral Canal in Toulouse, where that continues to the Atlantic. Béziers is only 15 minutes to the beaches (les plages). In Béziers you will find plenty of culture with the Theater, the Friday street market, Bull Arena, & more. This makes for a wonderful place to walk on a beautiful day.

Roman Bridge
Pont Vieux, bridge built by the Romans in the
12th century & is still in use today & is the
main southbound route out of Béziers
Cathédrale Saint Nazaire
Zoom shot of Cathédrale Saint Nazaire.
Dates back to 1300s
 
Randy & Kathy
With ducks quaking on the river, Randy & Kathy
pose before heading to Valras Plage
Birds Fly over Orb
The birds started to fly as we left
 
Pont Canal
Canal Bridge built over 480 years ago, carries boats
& barges over the Orb on the Canal du Midi.
Denis on Pont Canal
Pont Canal, Canal Bridge.
 
4 Ponts

Here you see the

(1)Pont Vieux,
(2)SNCF rail Bridge
(3)Pont Neuf
"New Bridge",

from

(4)Pont Canal

with the Orb below.

Pont Canal
View of Canal Bridge
from quite a walk
downstream from Béziers
Orb Dam East of Béziers
Small Dam on Orb
downstream from Béziers
An hour walk back to the car
Below the Dam, Now I
have to walk back
Napoleon's Trees along Canal Du Midi
Tree lined Canal Du Midi
at Cers, below Béziers
Ducks like French Bread too
Kathy feeding Ducks at
Canal Du Midi
Château
Château Saint-Jean-d'Aureilhan
 
Château tower
Château Tower
This is visible from the Géant store