06 to Aigues Mortes

Route 67 kilometers, total 409 kilometers | Elevation 120, total 1‘550 meters, straight line to home 585 kilometers

For 4 days, I was allowed to drive along the sea. Even though I only saw it from time to time, the landscapes I passed through for about 400 kilometers were always wonderful. Here in Aigues Mortes, I will leave the sea and drive along the Rhône towards Geneva. First, I will continue along the canal that I have navigated several times with the houseboat. However, only up to Saint Gilles, where we rented the boat. I will still see the Canal du Rhône à Sète next to me afterwards.

I spent the night just after Sète, at the beginning of Frontignan. So it took a while before the place was behind me. I didn’t notice it, as there were always large stretches of pure nature. Especially left and right, there was a lot of water and always colonies of flamingos 🦩. I only saw one alone once. Besides that, there were plenty of seagulls of all sizes. I didn’t see any free-roaming horses, but often saw typical Camargue horses that were fenced.

I also drove through La Grande Motte and noticed that there are two very different parts. The nicer part has many high-rise buildings, all built in a pyramid shape.

Then I paid a brief visit to the sea for the last time on this journey, since Aigues Mortes is already far from the sea.

This place has fascinated me since my first visit. Similar to Carcassonne, it is a medieval city that is still completely surrounded by city walls. You can walk around the entire city on it and only then realize how big it is.

This time, I cycled around the city for the first time, pushing it in the tourist area. I sat for a long time in the main square in the town center, simply indulging in doing nothing.

But then I felt like getting to know my accommodation for today. It's something special again, a mix between a tent and a hut. A room with a double bed and nothing else. Instead, the host welcomed me with a beer and a large bottle of water, from which I can have more. I can take it myself from the fridge, so to speak, à discrétion.

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They allowed me to drive along the sea for 4 days. Although I only saw it now and then, the landscapes I could travel through for about 400 kilometers were always wonderful. Here in Aigues Mortes I will leave the sea and drive along the Rhône towards Geneva. First, I will continue along the canal that I have already traveled several times in the houseboat. But only to Saint Gilles, where we rented the boat. After that, I will still see the Canal du Rhône à Sète next to me.

I spent the night shortly after Sète, at the beginning of Frontignan. So it took a while until the place was behind me. I didn’t notice it because large sections were always pure nature. Especially to the left and right, there is a lot of water and always colonies of flamingos 🦩. I have only seen one alone once. There also were many seagulls of all sizes. I did not see free-roaming horses, but often saw typical Camargue horses that were fenced in.

I also passed through La Grande Motte and realized that there are two very different parts. The nicer part has many high-rise buildings, all shaped like pyramids.

Then I made a short visit to the sea one last time on this trip, because Aigues Mortes is already far from the sea.

This place has fascinated me since my first visit. Like Carcassonne, it is a medieval city that is still completely surrounded by a wall. You can walk all around the city and only then realize how big it is.

This time I cycled around the city for the first time, in the tourist area I pushed it. I sat for a long time in the main square in the center of the city and simply indulged in doing nothing.

But then I felt like getting to know my current accommodation. It is again something special, a mixture between a tent and a hut. A room with a double bed and nothing else. The host welcomed me with a beer and a large bottle of water, from which I can take more. I can take it myself from the fridge, so to speak, à discrétion.

For 4 days, I was able to drive along the sea. Although I only saw it from time to time, the landscapes I was able to drive through for about 400 kilometers were always wonderful. Here in Aigues Mortes, I will leave the sea and drive along the Rhône towards Geneva. First, I will follow the canal that I have already driven along several times with the houseboat. However, only as far as Saint Gilles, where we rented the boat. But I will still see the Canal du Rhône à Sète next to me afterwards.

I spent the night shortly after Sète, right at the beginning of Frontignan. So it took quite a while until the town was behind me. I didn’t notice it because there were always large stretches of pure nature. Especially to the left and right, there was a lot of water and colonies of flamingos 🦩. I only saw one alone once. There were also lots of seagulls of all sizes. I didn’t see any free-roaming horses, but I did see typical Camargue horses that were fenced in.

I also drove through La Grande Motte and noticed that there are two parts that are very different. The nicer part has many high-rise buildings, all built in the shape of a pyramid.

Then I paid the sea a short visit for the last time on this trip, because Aigues Mortes is already far from the sea.

This place has fascinated me since my first visit. Similar to Carcassonne, it is a medieval city that is still completely surrounded by a city wall. You can walk around the whole city on it and only then do you realize how big it is.

This time I cycled around the city for the first time, pushing it in the tourist part. I sat for a long time on the main square in the center of town and just gave myself over to doing nothing.

But then I felt like getting to know my accommodation for today. It is once again something special, a mixture between a tent and a hut. A room with a double bed and nothing else. In return, the host greeted me with a beer and a large bottle of water, of which I can have more. I can take it myself from the fridge, à discrétion, so to speak.