The renowned restaurants of the village and port are a 1 minute walk from the house, with a restaurant to suit every taste and budget, seafood a speciality. This area is the centre of oyster and mussel cultivation for Languedoc.

Boating and fishing in the port, swimming at the 10km sandy beach of Marseillan Plage and the numerous beaches of Sète. Tennis and basketball are available in the village. Wine tasting in the renowned Noilly-Prat and the numerous vineyards in the area. The bustling Tuesday market is a must. The Wednesday market in nearby Sete is also fantastic with everything from clothes to food to flowers. A huge flea market/brocante market is held 5 minutes from Marseillan town every Saturday and Sunday. There is something here to suit everyone!

The Languedoc-Roussillon / Herault region

The Languedoc region of France is blessed with its Mediterranean coastline and over 300 days of sunshine a year. Marseillan is located on the Etang de Thau, an inland lake renowned for its production of shellfish. Other popular towns/villages on the lake include Bouzigues and Sete. Within 30 minutes you can be in the mountains with stunning scenery and river swimming. Popular villages include Roquebrun and St. Guilhem le Dessert. Pezenas town is also within 30 minutes and renowned for its antiques. The bustling city of Montpellier is also about 30 minutes and worth a visit, even if its just to have a cool drink in Place de la Comedie and watch the world go by.

Marseillan area

Marseillan is a known to the locals as "Paradis sur Terre" (heaven on earth).
Marseillan is an ancient Greek Phocean town, founded in the 6th century BC. The port is a protected heritage site, and the altar and organ in the church are also listed. There has been virtually no new building in the heart of the village since the 17th century, many of the houses date from the 12th century.

The town has many ancient Greek features and it is fascinating to walk through its tiny streets and discover the monuments, stones, gargoyles and individual doors of the houses which are steeped with the history of the Languedoc. Places to note are the historic town hall, St John the Baptists Church, La Maison de Famille d' Achille' and not to mention the dozens of other historical and cultural landmarks which can be found around Marseillan.
Marseillan has kept the authentic character of a fishing village on the shores of the Mediterranean and the Bassin de Thau, which is famous for its cultivation of oysters and mussels.
Two minutes walk from the house you may sit at one of the many restaurants and watch the bustle of the boats arriving and leaving the harbour of the lake. In the centre of the town, just 2 minutes from the house, is the distillery of Noilly Prat where you may embark on a guided tour and be shown its whole production process. There is also a shop which sells Noilly products. (Well worth a visit) Marseillan Town

Every Tuesday there is a market in the centre of the town, again just a 2 minute walk from the house, with fabulous displays of fruits, vegetables, cooked meats, cheeses clothes and gifts - something for everyone.
Tourist information is available from above the indoor market in the town centre which is packed with information about the area.

On Bastille day (July 14th) the whole of the town errupts into a day of festivities. There are parades, stalls, the Fête du Capelet (greasy pole festival) in August and music and dancing in the streets.
Venture out into the beautiful country, at only a short distance from Marseillan and you will find a wealth of beautiful and historic places to visit, ancient Cathar castles, abbey's, spectacular gorges, grotto's and caves, the cities of Beziers, Narbonne, Carcassonne, and the beautiful town of Nimes, visit Sete, the second largest fishing port in France, and when you tire of all this, just sit and relax at a waterside bar under a large umbrella with a cool drink to hand, and watch the town going about its business.