Lattes - Aigues-Mortes - Frontignan - Sète - Agde - Béziers - Argens
Destinations / France / Camargue / Lattes - Aigues-Mortes - Frontignan - Sète - Agde - Béziers - Argens
Basic information
- Cruise length: 379 km
- Trip duration: 14 days
- Type of cruise: there and back
- Number of locks: 54
Sail down the Étang de Thau, where there are no locks to stop you and where the famous fist farmsoyster farms, and have fun on the family-friendly beaches of Palavas-les-Flottes, La Grande Motte and Carnon. Visit the wine cellars of the AOC Costières de Nimes in Gallician, unload your boat at the medieval port and town fortress of Aigues Mortes and visit the historic centres of Marseillan and Frontignan, where delicious aperitifs are made. Savour exquisite oysters in Bouzigues, where oysters were first farmed, and visit Agde, one of France's oldest cities with a rich trading and maritime history. The nearby town of Cap d'Agde offers a summer water-based 'battle' rowing tournament. The pretty fishing villages of Mèze, Frontignan, le Grau du Roi and Bouzigues are also great places to anchor. And then there are the wetlands, étangs (salt lakes), sand dunes and ponds of the Camargue, home to many rarespecies of birds and other fauna and a paradise for those who love to observe and discover nature.
