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Aigne the picturesque village is an attraction, with the old core in the form of a snail. In the old houses in the escargot are several galleries located where painters and other artists exhibit and sell their products. The name dates back to Roman times Aigne: Villa d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Annius (121 BC.), Named after a vetraan from the army of Julius Caesar. At the place where the Kuypers rental villas are rented (St Michel), was once a Roman villa. There are tiles, pottery shards and tiles found at the time. There are private growers who produce good quality wines. Aigne also has a fantastic restaurant: Lo Cagarol. In the season in the village of various activities and festivities. AGEL. Agel is a typical southern French village, idyllically situated on a low ridge where the river flows around Cesse. The houses are arranged around a medieval castle with a source where the locals \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'medicinal\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' water outlet. Agel is situated between the Montagne Noire, the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees, surrounded by vineyards and olive trees in a hilly landscape with alternating high and low cliffs, groves and valleys. Agel has no mass tourism, although in summer there are cozy village festivals and jeu de boules games (petanque), where everyone can participate. The omgving is no industry, or various types of wine cellars where wines can be tasted. Agel has a floodlit tennis court and there are various opportunities for walking and cycling. In Cesse its natural pools and about 35 km south of the Mediterranean clean, wide, quiet beaches. Agel has the closest major city: Narbonne, Beziers and Carcassonne. The latter is the best preserved medieval walled city of France (La Cité). A few kilometers away is the famous Catharendorp on the rock: Minerve, certainly worth a visit. Aigne has two small grocery stores, where you can buy your baguette. Larger supermarkets are in Olonzac, approximately 6 km away, where you also can go to the market Tuesday morning and then just cozy up to Cafe de la Poste a cup of coffee. There\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s also a butcher / delicatessen, newsagent, several bakeries, fishmonger, hairdresser, photo thing, etc. For beach lovers. The beach Narbonne-Plage, St Pierre sur Mer or Gruissan Plage is a 3 minute drive from Aigne. Narbonne Plage is a pleasant boulevard with many shops and cafes. In the center of Narbonne, you can enjoy shopping there and there\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s market on Thursdays and Sundays. Minerve is a remarkable medieval fortress is situated where the rivers meet Cesse and Briant. These little streams that contain water in the past have made a tremendous feat for the steep and deep \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"gorge\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" to grind into the plateau at the beginning of the Haut-Languedoc. This deep gorges here and there over 40 meters high, gave the town the status of an impregnable fortress. Today Minerve to reach a bridge that has become iconic for the city. The fortress walls are still preserved parts, like the remains of two ancient towers, the Tour de la Prison and the Tour of Cathar. The Cathars were inextricably linked to Minerve, in 1209 were all 140 people after a long siege, ultimately, death. The small village has given its name to the surrounding vineyards, the Minervois Minerve to reach and to leave, you should use the D907 from Aigues-Vives. Just before Minerve has a magnificent view over the city. Cesseras approaching the city via a separate adventure, then you drive along the gorge of the Cesse. It is better to drive back through the D907.
