Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Agde, France

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 36 m

Explore Agde in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Agde

Sight 1: Château Laurens

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Château Laurens, also known as Villa Laurens, is a building built in Agde from 1898 by the collector Emmanuel Laurens (1873-1959). It is an eclectic building where Art Nouveau and Greek Revival sequences intersect, as well as large decorations from Egyptomania or Orientalism.

Wikipedia: Château Laurens (FR)

809 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Buste de Claude Terrisse

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Claude Terrisse, born in Agde in 1598 and died in the same city on 27 November 1673, was a sailor from Agatho, who was a privateer first in the service of Charles-Emmanuel of Savoy, then successively in the service of his son Victor-Amadeus I, Louis XIII and finally Louis XIV.

Wikipedia: Claude Terrisse (FR)

352 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne

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Agde Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Agde in the Hérault département of southern France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen, and stands on the bank of the river Hérault.

Wikipedia: Agde Cathedral (EN), Website, Facebook, Youtube

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Église Saint-Sever

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Église Saint-Sever

The Church of Saint-Sever d'Agde, also known as the "Church of the Fishermen", is a church located in the old town of Agde in the French department of Hérault and the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Sever d'Agde (FR), Website

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Église Saint-André

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Église Saint-André

The Saint-André d'Agde church is the oldest church in Agde, the city of the French department of Hérault and the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-André d'Agde (FR), Website

958 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Camp d'Agde

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The Agde camp is a French internment camp created in 1939 on the territory of the commune of Agde (Hérault) to receive, from February from the Spanish Republicans who are refugee in France, at the end of the war of 'Spain.

Wikipedia: Camp d'Agde (FR)

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