Béziers
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Béziers is a city in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region. Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting.
Town hall
Entrance of The Plateau des Poètes
The Hôtel de Ville
The old bridge
Massacre at Béziers
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The Massacre at Béziers occurred on 22 July 1209 during the sack of Béziers by Crusaders. It was the outcome of the Siege of Béziers, which was the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusa
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…novels Labyrinth and The Winter Ghosts draw on the history of Carcassonne, Béziers and the Cathars. Alan Tunbridge commemorated the Cathars in his song "Massacre at Béziers". Parts of the town, especially the cathedral, figure prominently in François Truffaut's film Une belle fille comme moi…
The church of Saint Mary Magdalene where 7,000 people were massacred according to Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay