Bullfighting Museum

The Bullfighting Museum, in Béziers

The Bullfighting Museum of Béziers is devoted to bullfighting, a tradition deeply rooted in the town and the Midi. The Béziers audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place dedicated to the bullfighting culture and the famous feria of the town.

The bullfighting culture and the feria of Béziers

The Bullfighting Museum of Béziers is devoted to bullfighting, a strong cultural tradition of the town and of a whole part of the Midi of France, inherited from the Iberian influence. Béziers is indeed one of the great French bullfighting towns, famous for its feria, one of the largest festive gatherings of the region, which takes place each summer and attracts immense crowds around the arenas, in an atmosphere of popular festivity. The museum presents collections evoking the history and the universe of bullfighting: costumes, posters, objects, souvenirs of the great figures and testimonies of this culture. Without taking sides in the debates that it raises, the museum proposes to understand a tradition deeply rooted in the local identity. The Bullfighting Museum is a stop for those who want to discover this facet of the Béziers and southern culture.

What to see

Here you discover the collections devoted to bullfighting, a strong cultural tradition of Béziers, one of the great French bullfighting towns famous for its summer feria: costumes, posters, objects and souvenirs evoking the history and the universe of this southern culture. The Bullfighting Museum presents a facet of the identity of Béziers. It is a stop for the curious, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Bullfighting Museum lies in Béziers, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Why is there a Bullfighting Museum in Béziers?

Because Béziers is one of the great French bullfighting towns, where bullfighting is a strong cultural tradition, famous for its summer feria, one of the largest festive gatherings of the region; the museum evokes the history and the universe of this culture.

Where is the Bullfighting Museum of Béziers?

In Béziers, in France.