Pomérols: Wine, Walking Trails and Heritage

Pomérols combines a visit offering insights into winemaking, a circular route through AOP and IGP vineyards, and several historic landmarks. Consider whether wine country, architectural history or village life will be the main focus of your stay.

Wine Visit and Winemaking

Domaine des Laux opens its winery to visitors. The visitor programme includes a cellar tour and wine tasting; selected stages of winemaking are demonstrated hands-on and in real time. If you are interested in the production process as well as the tasting, these demonstrations offer a separate point of interest. The visitor offering may change; check the current options before your trip.

Circular Walk Through the Vineyards

The “Circuit du vin à la source” circular walking route is rated easy, is 7.5 kilometres long and takes about two hours. It passes through the AOP and IGP vineyards of Pomérols; from the wine-growing area, panoramic views extend as far as the Étang de Thau and the hill of Sète. This makes the route clearly different from a winery visit: the focus here is on the trail, vineyards and panoramic views. Anyone wishing to experience the vineyards on foot will find this a different way to discover winegrowing than a cellar tour and tasting at Domaine des Laux. The stated duration is a guide; check the conditions on the route before setting out.

Church, Chapel and Historic Village Centre

In 1160, Pomérols was organised as a castrum. The Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte dates from the 13th century; it includes the Chapelle des Pénitents, dating from the late 16th or early 17th century. The historic centre contains houses with façades from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Another precisely dated work is the church’s Baroque altarpiece: the altar screen was created in 1676 by Jean Cannet, a sculptor from Agde, and is listed as a Monument historique. The range of dates offers several points of reference for the village’s history rather than reducing it to a single century.

Village Traditions and Getting There

Village life also has its own symbol: the Rhynchit is Pomérols’ totem animal and parades through the village during local festivals. Specific festival dates vary. Check the dates for your travel period if you want to plan your trip around the festivities.

Pomérols lies 10 kilometres east of exit 34 on the A9 and can be reached via the D 13, the D 13E15 near Saint-Thibéry and the D 18. If you are travelling by car, check current navigation conditions before setting off. First use the exit as your reference point, then check the route along the roads listed above.

Discover more destinations: Castelnau-Le-Lez, Caussiniojouls, Pézènes-Les-Mines, Gabian, Agonès, Montouliers, Montels, Camplong.

For the regional travel overview: Hérault.