Béziers

Along the path made by the Canal du Midi did stop in the beautiful city of Beziers Occitan. The creator of this river project of the C17th : Pierre-Paul Riquet, a visionary ahead of his time that brought forward an ingenious architectural creation, a masterpiece of navigation between the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Béziers breathes history, it is a city founded in Phoenician times, the Romans also left their mark, but if there is a historical landmark that defines the character of this city and its people it is "the cross dels albigeois". In Béziers, during the crusade against the "Cathar" more than 20,000 people were killed, of which 7,000 were women, children, elderly and sick and they were burnt in the Church of Sant Nazare thinking wrongly that the Frankish barons would respect this place.

This is a beautiful French town. On the way, we found this pretty postcard-like area where I couldn't stop taking photos.