PÉZENAS (Les Piscénois)
Easily visited from Béziers, the small town of Pézenas is built on the remains of Roman Piscenae. It became an important commercial center with a brisk trade in wool, wine, and eau de vie from its surrounding vineyards. For almost 250 years (c. 1450-1700), Pezenas was the seat of the Governors of Languedoc. Succeeding Governors and their entourages built sumptuous private houses in the Old Town, now protected as a historic monument. Moliére created his “summer theatre there, under the Patronege of HRH The Prince du Conti during the 1650s
One of the entrances to the "Old Town"
| Région: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Département: | Hérault |
| Commune: | Pézenas |
| Photographer: | Malcolm Reynard - personal website |
