Béziers

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Located 14 km from the Mediterranean Sea, Béziers is situated on a hill overlooking the river Orb.  

Capital of the Languedoc wine industry, it is also noted for bullfights and rugby. Béziers, established about 36BC and surmounted by the 13-14^th century Cathedral of Saint Nazaire, is the birthplace of the extraordinary man, Pierre-Paul Riquet (1604-80) who designed and built the Canal du Midi. In Béziers it is perhaps the best known engineering feature of Riquet’s canal, the eight lock staircase of Fonserannes, rising 13.6 metres. The top of the cathedral’s tower affords an impressive view of the aqueduct carrying the canal over the river and the  surrounding vine covered countryside.

There is a large flower market in Béziers that is held on Fridays.

Flower Market	Saint Nazaire Cathedral	Performers in the market
View of the Orb from St Nazaire	Staircase of locks	Statue of Pierre-Paul Riquet
St Nazaire from Canal du Midi	Lock filling with water	Flower Market

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