DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Our next port was Sète France, another place we had never heard of. We arrived in Sète France at 8 AM and departed at 9 PM. We had a 2 hour walking tour at 9:30 and then time to explore on our own. Sète is about 35 km from Montpellier. This is the first of two posts from our visit to Sète.

Sète is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois (male) and Sétoises (female) in French, "Setòris" and "Setòria" in Occitan. 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.

Built upon and around Mont St Clair, Sète is situated on the south-eastern end of the Étang 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 links between the Étang de Thau and the Mediterranean Sea.

The port city of Sète, is known as the “Venice of the Languedoc.” Located on a thin strip of land, Sète received its name from the many canals that crisscross it, linking the Mediterranean to the enclosed saltwater lagoon of Ethang de Thau. Sète has the largest fishing fleet on France’s Mediterranean coast where they troll the fish-abundant waters. Sète is a major port city, different from other resorts in southern France. We had some free time to wander around before heading back to the ship.

My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-802055-1.html, while the first post of this series can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html.

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Entering the Harbor

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It was a short walk from our ship to town on a beautiful morning

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Starting our walking tour

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Place du Pouffre

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More photos of this in the next post

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice overview of Sete, Dennis.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks for the thumbs up Longshadow.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Mike, one more post of Sète, then one of Marseille, followed by 5 from Monaco, then many from two weeks around and in Italy.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Love seeing towns with no high rises.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Beautiful set Dennis. I love the canal lined with boats as well as the market.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you NMGal. I agree regarding the high rises.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks Mark, it is a beautiful city and we really enjoyed our morning there. More of the market and canal in my next post.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

First-rate travel photos, as always.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Looks like a beautiful place. Nice set.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you John, I appreciate it. Many more to follow.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks rdemarco. As I noted, we were unaware of it until we saw it on the cruise itinerary; we enjoyed our visit. I just posted another set at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-802231-1.html

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

Beautiful, DJ!

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks Eugene!