Saint-Pons-De-Thomières: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Saint-Pons-de-Thomières showcases its history particularly clearly through the cathedral and the Musée de Préhistoire Régionale. The cathedral of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières acquired its current neoclassical façade in 1711. Inside is an organ built in 1772, one of the three organs from the Ancien Régime in the Hérault department. The forecourt of the Tour de la Gascagne offers expansive views over the town and its marble quarries.

Those planning a stay in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières may wish to rent a holiday apartment for this purpose.

Culture

The Musée de Préhistoire Régionale is located in a building whose foundations date back to the abbey's construction period. It displays Neolithic artefacts discovered in caves in the Saint-Pons region, including the Grotte de Resplandy. Highlights of the presentation include menhir statues, staged in an original sound-and-light setting.

Walking and Cycling Routes

The Source du Jaur has been designed as a public garden and is frequently visited by locals and tourists. The Jaur River rises at this spring. It is freely accessible at any time; a park beside the Source du Jaur offers views of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières. The Grotte du Jaur is home to a very large colony of Schreibers' bats (Miniopterus schreibersi).

The Voie verte in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières is 3.5 kilometres long, or 7 kilometres there and back, and provides a safe route suitable for people with reduced mobility. The Passa Païs section begins at the car park of the former railway station and includes a paved, illuminated return route totalling 1.2 kilometres, with an average gradient of less than 2 per cent.

A circular route passes the Chapelle des Pénitents, a 17th-century chapel with a remarkable carved wooden altar. It also passes the Pont Notre-Dame, a 16th-century bridge that once connected the two parts of the town separated by the Jaur.

More local pages: Saint-Vincent-Dolargues, Pinet, Aigne, Cazedarnes, Fabrègues, Puilacher, Causse-De-La-Selle, Nizas.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Hérault.