Whoever is searching for a comfortable and attractive accommodation in Marseillan will find it in the Petit Hôtel. The original winehouse has been transformed with great care into a charming townhouse offering the perfect location for the well being of guests. The front is very private and closed to the street; then the house really opens up in the back. It features 5 guest rooms with individual flair. A BBQ at the waterfront or wine tasting with specialities of the region will be a perfect end of a great day.
Selecting Marseillan for holidays is a perfect choice. No matter if you prefer sun bathing on the mediterranean beach or around the Etang de Thau. Nautic sports such as windsurfing, kitesurfing, snorkeling or sailing. Or if you rather explore the rivers such as Tarn, Orb or the Herault with a kajak or a kanoe. Also for those who rather discover cultural sites along the coast as well as inland and enjoy following the tracks oft he romans and the cathars – everybody will get its money’s worth.
The lively town itself does offer some cultural sights such as the theater Henry Maurin in italian style, built during 1911 and 1920, the eldest statue of Marianne in France and the St-Jean-Baptiste Church, constructed on the old fundament of a roman church in the 17th century.
Next to a divers culinary experience the bon vivants among you will find that the Languedoc has become the most fascinating wine region in Europe. Viniculture runs like a golden threat through the territories along the mediterranean sea, the Canal du Midi and accross the wine growing districts Coeur d’Hérault and Les Grès de Montpellier to the foothills of the Cevennes.
Almost at dockside the famous Vermouth Noilly Prat is produced. There is a selection of white (dry and extra dry), red and ambré almost every single restaurant or bar in Marseillan offers a Noilly Prat based Cocktail with varying ingrediants.
Do not underestimate: interesting city trips to the emerging capitals of various departments like the nearby University town Montpellier with it’s progressive building projects such as Antigone and Odysseum as well as it’s amazing and bubbly historic down town around the Place de la Comédie .
Visiting Perpignan that has preserved it’s catalonian tradition, the attentive traveller will experience the clashing of spanish and french culture. For a trip down roman memory lane the region offers a variety of options: Nîmes or Arles with numerous sites of that era as the amphitheatre.