Aumes
On Thursday 19 November from 2:30 to 4 pm, a qualified guide leads a walk of about 3 km from Aumes to the stone quarry along the Pas du Lièvre trail, revealing the natural and historical wealth of this patch of garrigue. Free, meet at Place de la Mairie; booking on +33 4 67 98 36 40, cancelled in bad weather.
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1 letter a month, the first at the end of October: what’s on during the autumn half-term (Toussaint), addresses around the Thau lagoon and walk ideas. Free.
On Saturday 14 November at 11 am, the Archipel de Thau tourist office takes visitors behind the scenes of the Théâtre de la Mer, the open-air summer stage set in the remains of 17th-century Fort Saint-Pierre on the Corniche and normally closed off-season: military and cultural history and Sète identity. Free, booking required on +33 4 86 84 04 04; meet at the gate.
On Tuesday 17 November from 3 to 4:30 pm, the Béziers Méditerranée tourist office opens the doors of the Théâtre des Variétés, a newly restored Belle Époque gem where Édith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier and Mistinguett once performed, from cabaret revues to boulevard comedies. €9, €7 reduced and children, free under 6; booking required.
On Wednesday 25 November from 2:30 to 4 pm, a qualified guide reveals the rich history of the Grange des Prés, a listed historic monument in Pézenas. Meet at the estate entrance, route de Montpellier; €8 full price, €6 reduced, €4 children, booking required.
What to do this weekend? Autumn & half-term
On Sunday 15 November from 3 to 4:15 pm, the Illustre Théâtre in Pézenas stages "Flush": Pipa and Mario invite Laurine and Damien to the country house they have just bought, where Pipa has an announcement to make… but the unfurnished house holds plenty of surprises. A comedy mixing the absurd, the zany and the imaginary. €12, €10 reduced, €6 children.
On Wednesday 18 November at 2:30 pm, a qualified guide leads visitors through the private mansions of Pézenas, reminders of the splendour of a town that was the political capital of Languedoc in the 17th century, shaped by the Dukes of Montmorency and the Prince of Conti. Starts at the tourist office, Place du 14-Juillet; booking required.
On Friday 20 November at 9 pm, Emily Przeniczka and Tom Torel tell and sing, with humour, the shifting geometry of couples, from Molière to Fernandel by way of Brassens, Anne Sylvestre, Boby Lapointe and Nougaro. The latest show by the Un Oiseau dans la Tête company, directed by Patrice Cuvelier.