The Minervois au Caroux tourist office brings together 36 municipalities to the west of the Hérault department. Located in the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc , the Minervois / Caroux is the ideal place for your vacation. Enjoy a beautiful natural wealth, varied atmospheres , exceptional heritage sites. Whether you are epicurean or sporty , discover the great diversity of this territory to take advantage of the unmissable and the wide open spaces that this region can offer you.
Tennis : In the village
Swimming : possible nearby in the river Cesse, or further afield there are seaside resorts at (Gruissan, private beach at Narbonne-plage, La voile rouge, Les cabanes de Fleury…).
Golfs : golf Sainte Rose (Narbonne 30 kms), golf Saint Thomas (Beziers 45 kms), golf de Carcassonne (Carcassonne 50 kms), golf de Lamalou-les-bains (Lamalou-les-bains 54 kms), golf de Mazamet (Mazamet 58 kms), golf du Cap d’Agde (Le Cap d’Agde 64 kms), golf de Saint Cyprien (Perpignan 90 kms).
Horseriding : Les Appaloosas du Pech between Bize-Minervoisband
African Reserve Sigean : This wildflife park (giraffes, lions, elephants, zebras, ostriches, gazelles … parole) is located near the beaches between Perpignan and Narbonne.
Béziers (40km) : St Nazaire cathedral, medieval streets, the ancient amphitheater (office de tourisme).
Narbonne (25 km) : the former Archbishops palace, the donjon Gilles Aycellin and archaeological museum and fine arts (office de tourisme)
Cité cathare de Minerve (10 km) : ponts naturels, canyons, vignoble de coteaux, dolmens et remparts (office de tourisme).
Cité de Carcassonne (50 km) : the city, the ramparts, the Comtal castle, St Nazaire church, St Nazaire Tower….
Site D’Ensérune (Nissan 25 km) : vestiges gallo-romains allant du VI siècle avant J.-C.au Ie siècle après J.-C. (centre des monuments nationaux).
Abbaye de Fontfroide (36 km) : beautiful Cistercian abbey. (abbaye de Fontfroide).
Abbaye de Caunes-Minervois (37 km) : Benedictine abbey in the heart of a XV-XVIII village (the Hotel AlibertL’Hôtel Sicard, marble quarries …). abbaye de Caunes-Minervois).
Abbaye de Lagrasse (45 km) : Abbey in the heart of a medieval village restored (St Michel church XIV, XV-XVIII houses …). (abbaye de Lagrasse).
Gouffre giant Cabrespine (43 kms): The visit takes place of lime pit foot which makes feasible by the disabled. In 45 minutes, this is a journey into a green crystals of aragonite and calcite reaching here, shapes and dimensions itself, extraordinary. (grotte de Cabrespine).
Grotte de Clamouse (87 kms) : This is one of the best known caves. Its underground network, vast stretches nearly 12 km and a height of 600 m. (grotte de Clamouse).
Grottes des Demoiselles (122 kms) : Cave carved into the cliff Thaurac. A cable car can easily penetrate this extraordinary subterranean labyrinth that leads to a called “Cathedral” room. (grotte des Demoiselles).
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