Oppidum et musée archéologique d'Ensérune

Over het museum

Ensérune is a fortified Iron Age settlement founded around 575 BC on a hill with steep slopes, between Narbonne and Béziers. Ancient authors assign its territory to the Élysiques, and later to the Volques Tectosages. Its inhabitants mastered ironworking, pottery and glassmaking, and they minted silver coins.

For nearly five centuries the site traded with the Greek world, as shown by its black-glazed tableware. From 450 to 200 BC it was also closely linked with the Iberian world: more than 1,000 graffiti in Iberian script, scratched onto pottery, were found there, the most important European testimony to this language, which is still poorly understood. Around 200 BC, the rise of Rome and the Voie Domitienne, laid out at the foot of the hill, intensified exchanges. The creation of the Province of Narbonnaise brought the town into the Empire, and large Roman-style houses were built.

The archaeological museum displays more than 1,000 objects from antiquity. The site is placed within its territory and within the Mediterranean basin, between the Celtic world and the Iberian, Greek, Oriental, Etruscan and Roman worlds. Four zones, separated by glass partitions, each illustrate one civilization, supplemented by a map of cultural, economic and technical exchanges. The monument is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux.

Hoogtepunten

• Celtic oppidum founded around 575 BC, with a panorama over the Languedoc plain, the Cévennes, the Montagne Noire, the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean
• More than 1,000 objects from antiquity displayed in the museum
• More than 1,000 graffiti in Iberian script, the largest known collection in Europe
• Black-glazed Greek pottery, including Attic craters
• Guided tour included with the ticket

Vaste collectie

• Musée archéologique : au carrefour des civilisations – More than 1,000 ancient objects spread over four zones, each illustrating one civilization, with a dynamic map of the exchanges.
• Oppidum d'Ensérune – Visit route through the fortified Iron Age town, its remains and its panorama over the Languedoc plain.

Beheerder

Centre des monuments nationaux

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December

The ticket gives access to the entire site and the guided tour. Free admission also for job seekers (certificate valid for less than 6 months) and holders of the Pass Éducation. “Passion monuments” subscription: unlimited access to more than 80 monuments. Payment in cash, by bank card, by check, with the Chèque Culture or with Chèques-Vacances.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Two reserved parking spaces near the reception pavilion. The museum has an access ramp, an elevator to the upper level and accessible restrooms. On the outdoor route, some sections require a companion's help for wheelchair users. Tactile elements line the route, and adapted tools can be borrowed. Walking sticks with seats are available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Family visits and workshops are offered during school holidays; the site's events calendar gives the schedule. Remember to cover your head in summer.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car from Béziers or Perpignan: N9, then D162E (difficult access through the village of Colombiers). From Carcassonne: A61 to Narbonne, then N9 towards Béziers and D162E. From Montpellier: A9, exit Béziers Ouest, direction Narbonne – Nissan-lez-Ensérune, then D162E. The site holds the “Accueil Vélo” label and lies on EuroVelo 8.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes

Bookshop and museum shop. No restaurant inside the monument; the ticket desk offers snacks and cold drinks, and picnics are allowed outdoors. Luggage storage for cyclists (with e-bike charging), drinking fountains and USB charging points.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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