6 Sights in Agde, France (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Agde, France! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Agde. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Agde

1. Bataille de Camerone (Mexique)

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Bataille de Camerone (Mexique)

The Battle of Camarón which occurred over ten hours on 30 April 1863 between the Foreign Legion of the French Army and the Mexican Army, is regarded as a defining moment in the Foreign Legion's history.

Wikipedia: Battle of Camarón (EN)

2. Camp d'Agde

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The Agde camp was a French internment camp created in 1939 on the territory of the commune of Agde (Hérault) to receive, from February, Spanish republicans who had taken refuge in France, at the end of the Spanish Civil War.

Wikipedia: Camp d'Agde (FR)

3. Buste de Claude Terrisse

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

Wikipedia: Claude Terrisse (FR)

4. Église Notre-Dame du Grau

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The church of Notre-Dame-du-Grau, formerly Notre-Dame-d'Aiguesvives, is a church located near the banks of the Hérault two kilometres south of Agde, in a place called Le Grau-d'Agde, in the French department of Hérault and the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame-du-Grau (FR), Website

5. Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Agenouillade

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The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Genouillade or Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Agenouillade is a Catholic place of worship located in the Grau-d'Agde district, in Agde in the French department of Hérault and the Occitanie region.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Genouillade (FR), Website

6. 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 Neo-Greek sequences intersect as well as large decorations from Egyptomania or Orientalism.

Wikipedia: Château Laurens (FR)

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Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.