Sète, Little Venice of Languedoc
Tuesday, 12 May 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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The Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny Embankment and the Canal of La Peyrade from the Louis Pasteur Embankment
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Sète, known as Cette until 1928, is a commune in the
Hérault department in the
Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois. Known as the
Venice of Languedoc and the
singular island (in Paul Valéry’s words), it is a port and a seaside resort on the Mediterranean with its own very strong cultural identity, traditions, cuisine and dialect. It is also the hometown of artists like
Paul Valéry ,
Jean Vilar ,
Georges Brassens , Gregory Del Piero,
Hervé Di Rosa ,
Manitas de Plata , and
Robert Combas .
Built upon and around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern hub of the Bassin de Thau , an enclosed salt water lake used primarily for oyster and mussel fields. To its other side lies the Mediterranean. And the town has a network of canals which are link between the Étang de Thau and the Mediterranean Sea. In 1703, when the Saint-Louis church was consecrated, Louis IX , patron of the port, also became the patron saint of the town. He has been celebrated every year on August 25, with canal jousting competitions, music and fireworks, except during wartime.
The Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny Embankment and the Canal of La Peyrade from the Louis Pasteur Embankment © Christian Ferrer/cc-by-sa-3.0
Sète is the eastern starting point of the
Canal du Midi , and the ending point of the
Canal du Rhône à Sète .
Its train station
Gare de Sète is approximately 15 minutes by train from
Montpellier , and is also served by long distance trains to Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille and Paris. Car ferries sail between Sète and Morocco.
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Sète ,
Sète Tourism ,
LonelyPlanet.com – Sète and
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