Agde

Few cities in Occitania have a history as closely tied to Greek maritime trade as Agde. Founded by Phocaean Greeks in the 6th century BC, it developed on the Hérault River before that river reaches the Mediterranean. The old centre retains the dark tones of local volcanic basalt; the fortified Cathedral of Saint-Étienne, largely dating from the 12th century, is its defining monument. Agde’s territory also reaches the coast at Le Grau-d’Agde and Cap d’Agde. The Musée de l’Éphèbe at Cap d’Agde displays archaeological finds from this shoreline, including the bronze Ephebe of Agde recovered from the Hérault. See how Agde fits between the Hérault River and Mediterranean coast by browsing webcams across Occitania.

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