If you are planning a holiday, Cap d’Agde should be on your short list of places to visit. This resort complex not only offers the modern facilities that tourists look for, but also allows access to a fascinating heritage and a beautiful natural setting.

This Mediterranean resort has attractions to provide delight to the sun worshipers, 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.

You can avail yourself of four destinations in a single visit to Cap d’Agde, unlike other tourist spots focused only on a single attraction. The places you can explore not only include the modern beach resort of Le Cap d’Agde, but also opens the door to the city of Agde itself, with a history of 2600 years.

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.

Staying in the Cap d’Agde resort alone would give you a thrill. Its extensive environs stretches round the Mediterranean coast, covering 11 beaches and encompassing 11 varied districts. At Le Port, you can relish the social going-ons at its vivacious quayside, teeming with bars and shops.

Alternatively, you can explore any of the surrounding nine other suburban districts each with its own charm to discover. With such a variety of choices, you will cherish the thought that while having fun and revelry with fellow tourists there are places that are more laid-back and quieter and not too far away.

Finding accommodation won’t be a problem as there are holiday villages, hotels, apartments, villas and campsites, all of which are geared to please. The Cap d’Agde Tourist Office provides a central booking office where tourists can conveniently arrange accommodations to suit their needs. Online information on Cap d’Agde accommodations can also be of great assistance to arrange resort bookings.

Despite its modernity, Cap d’Agde has found a treasure in having its link with the 2600-year old city of Agde. Replete in heritage and history, Agde started out as a Greek colony during the 5th century, flourishing with its strategic location where the Herault River and Canal du Midi opens to the Mediterranean Sea.

Mount Saint Loup, an extinct volcano, also helped shape Agde as many old structures in the city were constructed from its black volcanic rock.

The old city centre is thus one marvel for visitors to explore, with beautiful architectural structures and artisan shops lining up along some of its winding streets. This laid-back ambience is enriched further, every Thursday, when a local market opens to offer native crafts and other produce from the locals.

Many restaurants and bars are also just a few steps away for those tourists captured by the charm of a stroll along the Canal du Midi. The heritage page of the city’s website offers more information about such attractions that only Agde could provide.

Another destination that should whet your interest is Grau d’Agde, a small fishing village near the old city and the Cap d’Agde resort. The village rests on the left bank of the River Herault as it empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Life is much quieter here, but you will find excellent accommodation nonetheless. Here, you’ll find a small resort with its own beach and an inviting quayside which is host to a retinue of restaurants and bars. From the village, during peak season, you can take a ferry to another alluring destination, La Tamarissiere.

La Tamarissiere is a small fishing village where you can find the peace and quiet characteristic of communities which flourish in synch with nature. The village is located between the beach and the river and is surrounded by a pine forest which is already 200 years old.

Wrapped in such natural settings of land and water, tourists can indulge in boating, fishing, sailing and windsurfing, as well as camping for a truly refreshing encounter with cap d’Agde.