The area is good for walking, cycling and mountain biking, with plenty of choices straight from the house. There are Land Rover tracks and footpaths in the area and maps in the house. The local roads are quiet for cycling and there is a road bike available for your use.
If you drive north for 20 or 30 kilometres there are many dramatic walks in the mountains and gorges of the Caroux and the Espinouse. The Gorges d’Heric is popular with its crystal clear swimming holes but there are many other quieter gorges to choose from. The nearby Orb River is popular for swimming, canoeing/kayaking (around Roquebrun) and fishing.
Faugères is handy for the historic towns of Pézenas and Béziers. Pézenas has an all day street market on Saturday and Béziers has a market on Friday morning. Pézenas is known for its antique trade, craftsmen, artisans and for its secondhand shops. There is an interesting cultural walking tour through the XVI-XVII century city streets of old Pézenas and many cafes to choose from. Around Faugères there are many small, pretty villages often with markets once a week.
The Languedoc Roussillon region is largest vineyard in the world with many famous appellations such as St Chinian, Minervois and Faugères. See the Website of the
Syndicat des vins AOC Faugères Languedoc France : http://www.faugeres.com/anglais/index2.html
Further away you could visit the Cathar country with its history of the Albigensian Crusades and Cathar Castles to explore and go on to Carcassonne a complete restored historic walled city and world heritage site. Carcassonne is about 1¼ hours.
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