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	General aspects about Cap d'Agde Cap d'Agde is located at the Golf du Lyon at the Mediterranean coast and belongs to the French town Agde which is half way between the Rhone mouth and the Spanish border, approx. 60 km away from Montpellier and 20 km from Béziers. Category: Cap d'Agde City: Cap d'Agde	Date: 23.11.2009 Author: Paul
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Originally, the district "Cap d'Agde" was planned as the seaport of cardinal Richelieu. The cap of Agde which developed of the stream of molten lava of the volcano Mont St-Loup should have been extended up to the Fort Brescou to provide for a large roadstead for trade. After the death of Richelieu this project, however, was given up. During the 70s, this harbour project was newly taken up again for tourism. At the drawing board, the largest European tourism place developed with a large marina offering some 1,900 berths. Houses have been architecturally adapted to the typical style with three or four floors in different pastel colours with typical clay bricks. Narrow streets and shady places give Cap d'Agde the typical Mediterranean atmosphere. Author: Havefun

Thanks to its various offers of leisure activities, sports and culture, Cap d’agde has become one of the most popular holiday resorts of the French Mediterranean coast during the past 35 years. Cap d’Agde consists of 10 parts of town which differ in their construction and their own lifestyle. During the season, Cap d'Agde is e.g. marked by the tourism with its manifold sports/cultural and festival events. Agde, however, is marked by its naturalness and its inhabitants living there during the whole year. During off-season, Cap d'Agde and its surrounding area comes to rest. People looking for rest, sun, culture and some naturalness are absolutely right here between September and June. Author: Cap-forever

The beaches of a total length of 14 km are wide and very inviting for long walks. The continuous slight sea current provides for an excellent water quality. On the one hand, there are fine sandy beaches of many kilometres length, but also basalt cliffs of the cap of Agde with the island Fort Brescou off the coast. The ruins of this island once served as a prison, later as an old peoples home and a mental asylum. Nowadays, the island can be visited. Author: Surfer

The ports of Le Cap D'Agde have been awarded with the „Pavillon Bleu“ since 1987, which is an eco-reward given for port facilities and for the guaranteed quality of port water. Author: Surfer