Plateau des Poètes Garden

The garden of the Plateau des Poètes, in Béziers

The garden of the Plateau des Poètes is a magnificent English-style park of Béziers, an extension of the Allées Paul-Riquet. The Béziers audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this haven of greenery with remarkable trees, adorned with busts of poets and a monumental fountain.

The English-style park of the poets

The garden of the Plateau des Poètes is one of the finest green spaces of Béziers, which extends the Allées Paul-Riquet towards the south of the town. Laid out in the nineteenth century in the style of English gardens, it stands out by its natural landscaped layout, its winding paths, its undulating lawns, its body of water and its remarkable collection of trees, among which rare and exotic species from different continents. The garden owes its name to the busts of famous poets that mark its paths, paying tribute to poetry and letters. In its centre reigns a monumental fountain, called the Titan fountain, adorned with a great sculpture. A haven of freshness, calm and poetry, the garden of the Plateau des Poètes is an enchanting place of promenade and a must-see stop of Béziers.

What to see

Here you stroll in the English-style park with winding paths, undulating lawns and a body of water, planted with a remarkable collection of rare and exotic trees, adorned with the busts of famous poets that give it its name and the monumental Titan fountain. The garden of the Plateau des Poètes is an enchanting haven of Béziers. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The garden of the Plateau des Poètes lies south of the Allées Paul-Riquet, in the heart of Béziers, reachable on foot. It is an open-air public park, generally freely accessible according to its hours. The promenade is particularly pleasant in fine weather.

Why is the garden of Béziers called the Plateau des Poètes?

Because of the busts of famous poets that mark its paths, paying tribute to poetry and letters; this nineteenth-century English-style park also shelters a remarkable collection of trees and the monumental Titan fountain.

Where is the garden of the Plateau des Poètes?

South of the Allées Paul-Riquet, in the heart of Béziers, in France.