Cers: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cers showcases its history in specific locations: the first documented mention of the Church of Saint-Geniès de Cers dates back to 1107. Set into its façade is a pre-Romanesque stone decorated with acanthus leaves.

Those choosing Cers as a travel destination may want to rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture

The Fontaine Vieille was built in 1639 as a public fountain with a cattle trough and washhouse. Its history is also connected with a later change to the site: the Fontaine Vieille and its cattle trough were restored and moved to the courtyard of the town hall in 2004.

Nature

The Canal du Midi has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 and crosses the Cers area for approximately one kilometre. Near Cers, the Canal du Midi is used for recreational boating; its banks are suitable for walks and bike rides.

Cycling

There is a cycle path along the Canal du Midi in Cers. Cers also has a mountain-bike circuit called “Autour de Cers”.

Wine

The Route des vins – Les vins de Riquet is a 32.9-kilometre circular tour rated as very easy, with a stated duration of four hours. It includes a section entitled “De Cers à Villeneuve-lès-Béziers”.

Domaine Delonca offers tastings of red, white and rosé wines at its sales cellar in Cers; the wines are available in bottles and bag-in-box packaging. According to Domaine Delonca, the winery has been rooted in Cers’s local identity since 1884; Olivier represents the fifth generation of winemakers.

Other destinations: Pomérols, Jonquières, Agde, Aumes, Poujols, Montblanc, Cournonterral, Saint-Jean-de-Cornies

For the overview of the surrounding travel region: Hérault.