Attractions
Beziers is the best destination if you want a fun packed vacation. With all the bullfighting craze the locals promote you might even swear that you are not actually in France, but Spain instead.
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The Arena
Info: Beziers Arena was first opened in 1897 and immediately became a hit with local people. Modeled on a Roman amphitheater, the completely uncovered circular structure was designed to host bullfighting events, but also hosts opera and music events in more modern times.
Location: Avenue Claparede
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Biterrois Museum
Info: Located in one of the oldest parts of the city, this interesting museum is housed in a former military barracks and offers a glimpse of a time that is long forgotten in modern life. The collection is focused on archaeological discoveries that have been made in the city and across the Languedoc region.
Location: Caserne Saint-Jacques
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Museum of Fine Arts
Info: The museum is housed in two beautiful mansion houses on the edge of the main square. It contains a fine collection of art that has been put together from regional, French and world artists from a period of many hundreds of years of eclectic art history.
Location: Place De La Revolution
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Town Hall
Info: This site at the center of Beziers was once the site of the ancient forum where municipal business was conducted. The current building was designed and built in 1729 and forms one of the centerpieces of an attractive city center.
Location: Place Gabriel Peri
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Natural History Museum
Info: The many displays look at the natural world that surrounds Beziers and the many changes that have occurred over a period of thousands and millions of years for the environment to have reached the stage it is now at. The collection includes a model of the regional freshwater and saltwater aquatics that make up the local complex ecosystem.
Location: Caserne Saint-Jacques