Creissan provides a post office, bakers, grocers, florists, newsagents/tabac, hairdressers, bookshop, and a doctors, , with a friendly bar providing refreshments and meals, and giving you the chance to meet the locals and brush up on your French, there are supermarkets and petrol stations nearby. In the park behind the Marie (town hall) just a stones throw away from the house, is the 25 metre communal swimming pool, a boules square, along with table tennis areas, and a live open air theatre, showing intermittent perfomances and presentations, there are also tennis courts in the village. In front of the house you would be staying at, lies the old 'Chateau Creissan', which dates back to the 10th century, and now houses a vigneron, supplying wines to prestigious hotels and restaurants around the world, (Open for wine purchase at lower prices). A large riding stables on the outskirts of Creissan, on the road towards Quarante, caters for both novice and more experienced horse riders. There are bus routes from the village to Beziers, the nearest city, and to other destinations.There are a variety of amenities close to the village .....for example: There are a good selection of restaurants close to Creissan, usually situated In the villages nearby, or sign-posted on the roadside.Visit the many roadside Cave Cooperatives (wine outlets) for sampling and puchasing of local wines, at low prices, from around 1 euro per litre..... not to be missed (there are 3 caves in Creissan Itself).A wine museum, just off the Creissan/Quarante road at Roueyre, provides a very interesting insight into the production of regional and national wines. There are some very interesting markets in the outlying towns and villages, including a small Tuesday market in CreissanWatch the bustle and activity of the canal boats on the popular Midi Canal at Capestang, whilst enjoying a meal, snack, or drink at the restaurant/bar, which overlooks the water.On the Orb river, at Reals, between St Chinian and Murviel-les-Beziers, there is canoeing, kayaking, and other water sports, this is a popular focal point, and the location also boasts a free picnic barbeque area, with a bar/restaurant close by. Beziers is the nearest city to creissan, (12 miles away) with its fine Cathederal 'Romaine St Nazaire', and the famed bullring, where the popular Feria festival is held in August, there is good shopping here, and a choice supply of cafes and restaurants.
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