A lot of the architecture in that part of France uses stone and timber. We visited a little village during my time visiting that region, and I really fell in love with how all the houses in the village looked. The Norman architectural style of stone buildings originated in both Normandy and England, which explains why some of the Normandy towns remind me a bit of the English city of Bath. Like the Alsace region, Normandy also has a lot of half-timbered houses.
The architecture in Beziers and the rest of the Occitanie region certainly has its charms. As the oldest region in France, there are plenty of ancient ruins to see! Most of these are from the Roman era (118 BC to 51 BC) and feature arenas, bridges, and castles that are all made from stone. The Romans also created an elaborate aqueduct system to provide water to local villages, and some of these structures still exist today.
Unlike the architecture, French infrastructure doesn't vary much from region to region. One of the greatest parts about the country's infrastructure is the public transportation system. It is so easy to get around even when you don't have a car! The largest cities in France all have metro stations, trams and buses. Smaller cities that have over 100,000 residents also have trams and buses. Béziers only has a bus system, but the buses reach almost every village in the area. For instance, yesterday, I went on a hike in a beautiful regional park that I could get to by bus! Traveling by train is much more popular in France than it is in the United States. Most towns are connected by train lines, and many people choose to travel by train rather than by car or by plane!
