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Camargue is a land of marshes. This formidable nature
reserve of 85 000 hectares has the richest fauna and
flora in Europe. Remarkable settings of fortified towns,
remnants of the past history dating to the first Crusades,
Meridional foods, bouziegues oysters, Costières
de Nîmes, wines of Frontignan Muscat. |
The attractions:
Navigate
along the Mediterranean inland waterway with just a single
lock on the Rhône to Sète Canal, richness
and variety of scenery between la Camargue, Etang de Thau
and the Canal du Midi, medieval cities and Gastronomy Meridional,
sunny beaches, Le Grau du Roi, Palavas... |
| Cruise Suggestions |
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Tourist Places |
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Bellegarde
- Aigues Mortes and return
41km, 0 locks - 2 Day Weekend
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Bellegarde
: old streets in this beautiful little town ; visit
the "tour de Madonne"
St Gilles : museum of the romane house, abbey from the end of 11th century.
Native house from pape Clément IV ; horse and 4x4 hire possible
Aigues Mortes : town of the 13th century. Visit the "Tour de Constance" and
the chapel from the 17th century.
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Bellegarde
/ Aigues-Mortes / Palavas and return
122km, 1 lock - Mini Week
Bellegarde
/ Gallician / Petit Rhône and return
122km, 1 lock - Mini Week
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See
above + Horse-riding in Bellegarde, St Gilles and
Aigues-Mortes
Swimming in the Mediterranean sea in Palavas and in Villeneuve les Maguelonne
or on the beaches of L'Etang de Thau
Gallician and its ornithological park
Le petit Rhône : Wild nature.
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Bellegarde
/ St Gilles / Aigues Mortes or le Grau du roi /
Palavas or Lattes / Beaucaire and return
165km, 1 lock - 1 Week
Bellegarde
/ St Gilles/ Aigues Mortes / Etang de Thau and
return
200 km, 0 lock - 1 Week
ONEWAY
: Bellegarde / Le Somail - 1 Week
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see
above + Arles : Greco-Roman city, open amphitheatre
of 12 000 places built at Roman period, ancient theatre
(1st century B.C..)
Beaches in Le Grau du Roi and Palavas
Etang
de Thau : oyster beds
Sète : native town of the singer Georges Brassens, fish :auction
sale of the morning catch.
ONEWAY
8 or 9 recommended mainly in July and August
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Bellegarde
/ Homps or Le Somail and return
140km,
1 lock - 2 Weeks
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The
city of Carcassonne and its gastronomy
The
locks of Fonsérannes, the Riquet ways, Cathedrale
of Béziers, annual festivals, Homps : cathare
country, Le somail : ancient book library
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Access
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15 kilometres from Arles (Autoroute A9) or Nīmes - 12 kilometres from Nīmes
airport - Paris to Nīmes 4 hours by high speed TGV train |
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