Nearby : the “mediteraneen sea” is just 9 miles away for a swim or fishing. ( The pier and the beaches of “La grande Motte and le Grau du roi). The river is wihin 2 miles. Horse riding along the sea or in the « Camargue” is a « must to do”. You can playing golf either in “la Grande Motte” or in ‘Massane”.
A little further away, dicover the fun of “canyoning” in the so wonderful site “Gorges de l’herault”
Le mas St Ange, the heart of a sighseeing regions
Wildcoutryside loves will discover and enjoy the Natural Park of”Camargue” with its typical flora and wildlife ( whites horses, bulls, pink flamingoes, egrests,herons) and the espiguette beach and the Grau du Roi.
If you are fond of Hystory and antiquity, your choice is very large : NIMES the Roman city. (arenas, “maison carree”) ; LE PONT DU GARD (A roman aqueduc, part of our world heritage) ; the city wall of “AIGUES MORTES” (where King Saint Louis departed from) ; the medieval village of “SOMMIERES” ; the historic site of ABRUSSUM with remnants of the Via Domita ; MONTPELLIER, as a medieval city, and also for its Faculty of Medecine, its Cathedral and private mansions and a modern city as well, with its fountoins and new neo-classic areas designed by the Catalonian Architect Ricardo Bofill.
Discover our Wines
Following the “route des Vins du Pays de Lunel” will lead you to the visit of several vineyards producing the “Muscat” from Lunel, a natural sweet wine, also called the wine of Princes and Kings in the Midle Ages. You will also find the “Coteaux du Languedoc” , (red, rose or white wines and the « Wines of Sand » (Vin des Sables ), produced in a very small area, and you cannot miss the “vin gris” (grey wine) so refreshing in the summer time!
Local Festivals and Traditions
Here Horses and bulls are the center of the entertainement with “Abrivados”, “Bandiros” and “Encierros”. All summer long, you can see “La Course Camarguaise” : a nonviolent game between man and bulls, more appreciated than corridas (bullfights).