The view down the 7 lock staircase at Beziers

Bikes, batteries and beastly locks: Agde - Capestang

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July 28th 2011
We spent a couple days at Agde having discovered that our battery had gone flat and we needed to buy a new one! Agde itself is a lovely old town, built from black rock which gives it almost a sooty look and gets very warm in the sun – almost burnt my backside perching on a wall! Once we'd bought our battery we went off exploring on our bikes, cycling out to the beach at cap D'Agde which ... read more

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