Located near the hill of Enserune and crossed by Dominitienne way (built during the 1.st century AD), Colombiers is situated in a curve of the Canal du Midi.

You won’t forget to visit the old village with its regional shops, its church (Visigothic altar from the VI° century) the castle built on a Castrum villa, its « chais » (wine and spirits store) show its intense wine activity at the beginning of the century.

In the village as well as in the port, you can find all types of shops, regional products, bars, restaurants, hotels, medical centre, pharmacy to help you and to give you the best welcome.





In the vicinity, you’ll have the opportunity to see the pre-Roman Oppidum of Enserune which first remnants date from the VI° century BC, the Etang de Montady and the Malpas (hill crossed by 3 superposed tunels) where is running the Canal of Midi.



At Villa Caroline, there are mountain bikes provided free for use of tenants. The countryside makes for easy cycling, being reasonably flat with many quiet accessible roads in a lovely setting.
The beautiful Canal du Midi has a towpath and Beziers can be reached by cycle in 30 minutes (you do not need to be a strong cyclist).




The opposite direction will soon take you to the picturesque village of Poilhes La Romaine, and then to Capestang. This route will take you past the famous malpas Tunnel. Cyclists can explore the countryside through the vine yards, or the many local ancient historical sights.





The Canal du Midi, also called the « Royal Canal communicating between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean in the Languedoc region » or « Canal between the Two Seas », is the Work of genius Pierre Paul Riquet (1609-1680).



It is a 240 km work of construction, the Canal du Midi demonstrates the earliest technology in hydraulic engineering and building methods with 64 nice locks, brick and stone canal bridges enrich the peaceful course.



The Canal du Midi was inscribed on Unesco’s « World Heritage » list in 1996.