Day 27 Biking to the old city of Agde

A bit cooler today - fall is coming, even here. We actually donned wind breakers for the first time and were glad we did.

Our destination was the old city of Agde about 11K away. It was a super easy route - mostly a flat bike path to l’ Hérault River, then north along another flat bike path into the heart of Agde.

The winds were strong - not like the Mistrell we experienced in Avignon where I was hanging onto a bridge so my bike & I wouldn’t fly away - but pretty close.

Along the way we saw some serious huge fishing boats - but surprisingly no shops selling fresh fish. Reaching Agde about 1:30 I was ready for lunch, but Peter was not. He finally succumbed to eating a few slices of pizza.

From there we headed to Écluse du Ronde, a circular structure built from volcanic basalt in 1675 to allow boats from Canal du Midi and l’Hérault river to pass. There are 3 different water levels. Our timing was good as a tourist boat was heading into 1 of the locks.

Overall impression of Agde - quiet narrow streets, few tourists, many historic buildings and houses built with black volcanic rock - peaceful & quiet.

Heading home, fortunately we had the wind at our backs so got home in reasonable time. We then googled and found a shop nearby selling fresh fish - Peter headed out and chose daurade - sea bass - it was delish.Read more