Avène (office de tourisme Grand Orb)
On Tuesday 17 November at 3 pm, the Les Amis du haut Pays d'Orb association offers a guided walk around the village of Avène. Meet at the Grand Orb tourist office; €3 per person, booking required on +33 4 67 95 70 91.
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1 letter a month, what’s on this season, 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 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.
What to do this weekend? Autumn
On Thursday 12 November, from 5 to 7 pm, the atrium of the Eau Thermale Avène hotel hosts a market of local producers and craftspeople, with tastings and sales of jams and wines from local producers. Free entry, open to all; cash only. Information: +33 4 67 23 44 45.
On Monday 16 November, Guy Chauvet, president of the Hérault botanical and mycological society, leads a walk through the history of the trees of Lamalou-les-Bains, meeting in the park (26 avenue Charcot). Free, booking required with the Grand Orb tourist office on +33 4 67 95 70 91. Another date is scheduled on 30 November.
On Wednesday 18 November, the Café Mounis hosts the Micro-Folie digital exhibition "Eau fil de l'art", from Hokusai to Monet, with a guided tour, a Fab Lab workshop and a virtual-reality journey into Gauguin's world. On Saturday 21 November at 5 pm, "L'eau des collines" brings Pagnol to the stage. Free entry to the exhibition, workshop €5.