City Photos News France/Sete

Canal Royal in Sete

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:42:45 +0000

Canal Royal in Sete.
Sete, France, photo by Irina C.

Sete, View from Mont St. Claire

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:42:39 +0000

Sete, View from Mont St. Claire.
Sete, France, photo by Irina C.

A smaller town of Bouzigues close to Sete

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:27:37 +0000

A centre for oyster and mussel production as far back as the Greeks - the earliest fishers here lived in troglodyte caves along the shore - Bouzigues is one of the towns on the Etang de Thau in Languedoc Rousssillon. This large body of water is used for large-scale farming of oysters and mussels..
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Coastal ride from Sete to Agde

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:27:31 +0000

Coastal ride from Sete to Agde.
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Coastal ride from Sete to Agde

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:11:35 +0000

Coastal ride from Sete to Agde.
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Small pizzeria

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:02:01 +0000

Restaurants located along the quays put at the honour Sete gastronomy, fish of the Mediterranean sea and shellfish of the Thau lagoon and Mediterranean style pizza.
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Bridge over Canal De Sete, General Durand Quay

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:01:50 +0000

Its light, quite unlike any other, its colours, and the water all around have led to Sete being called the little Venice of Languedoc. Built on the slopes of Mont Saint Clair, between the Etang de Thau, the sea and the canals, it is one of the largest Mediterranean ports, where the smell of the sea is mixed with that of the garrigue..
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Two red boats at the General Durand quay

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:47:34 +0000

The town of Sete created on royal decision in 1660. It was born from the will of three men: Paul Riquet, Louis XIV and the knight of Clerville, Paul Riquet sought an outlet on the Mediterranean Sea for the Canal of Midi of which he had undertaken the digging. Louis XIV has instructed his minister Colbert to find new sea route for the royal galleys ans to create there a port of shipment of the products of Languedoc. Colbert entrusted this task to the Knight of clerville which identified the cap of Sete as the most suitable site for the creation of a port..
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Two blue boats at the General Durand quay

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:47:28 +0000

Canal De Sete, General Durand Quay

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:39:01 +0000

Along the General Durand Quay, commonly named quay of "la Marine", the restaurants are located side by side. The fishing port is in the town centre. The float of fishing boats is composed of trawlers, tuna boats, and "petits metiers". They practice fishing in the sea and the Thau Lagoon. .
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Canal De Sete, General Durand Quay

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:38:55 +0000

Channel with fishing boats along the road to city

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:24:55 +0000

Sete is a large, cosmopolitan town between the Etang de Thau and the Mediterranean, referred to by the locals as the Venice of Languedoc. It is the largest fishing port of the French Mediterranean coast. The town falls into two parts - the low town, with the port, and criss-crossed by canals and bridges; and the high town on Mont St Clair. In the low town, the harbour front houses, canals and the fishing activity itself are the main attractions..
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Canal with the fishing boats along the street

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:24:44 +0000

Commercial port of Sete

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:08:33 +0000

Sete (pop. 39,579), situated at the foot of Mont St-Clair, is traversed by many canals. After Narbonne and Aigues-Mortes were cut off from the sea by the accumulation of sand it became the principal port for the North African trade. It is now an important fishing and commercial port..
Sete, France, photo by Inga.

Commercial port of Sete

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:08:28 +0000