La Grande-Motte
The modern holiday center of La Grande-Motte lies on the Golfe du Lion, 10km/6mi west of Aigues- Mortes and 20km/12mi southeast of Montpellier. It is actually not part of Provence but of the adjoining région of Roussillon.
La Grande-Motte came into being in 1974 as the first of the modern holiday centers which are essentially "drawing-board foundations" in the lagoon and dune country west of the Camargue; these centers include Port- Barcarès, Port-Leucate, Valras- Plage and Port-Camargue.
La Grande-Motte came into being in 1974 as the first of the modern holiday centers which are essentially "drawing-board foundations" in the lagoon and dune country west of the Camargue; these centers include Port- Barcarès, Port-Leucate, Valras- Plage and Port-Camargue.
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La Grande-Motte
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It has developed into a huge holiday town, with a sophisticated infrastructure of accommodation, and entertainment and sporting facilities.
The place is grouped around the well-equipped marina, on both sides of which stretches a beach of fine sand. The typical silhouette is formed by pyramid-shaped blocks of apartments. On the east side of the harbor is a fine aquarium with more than 30 tanks.
To the north and east of the main road through the town are holiday houses, various sports centers and a holiday village.
In the nearby lagoons, Etang du Ponant and Etang de Mauguio, fairly large groups of flamingoes can be observed. Here there are also opportunities for water sports and fishing.
The place is grouped around the well-equipped marina, on both sides of which stretches a beach of fine sand. The typical silhouette is formed by pyramid-shaped blocks of apartments. On the east side of the harbor is a fine aquarium with more than 30 tanks.
To the north and east of the main road through the town are holiday houses, various sports centers and a holiday village.
In the nearby lagoons, Etang du Ponant and Etang de Mauguio, fairly large groups of flamingoes can be observed. Here there are also opportunities for water sports and fishing.
La Grande-Motte Tourist Office
Avenue Jean Bene
F-34280 La Grande-Motte
France
Avenue Jean Bene
F-34280 La Grande-Motte
France
Facilities
Beach
Related Attractions
Le Grau-du-Roi, France
(Near Aigues-Mortes)
Le Grau-du-Roi a more conventional place than La Grande-Motte, is in the Département of Gard. It has developed around a fishing village which, however, has already been almost swallowed up by the usual concrete skyscrapers. To the northwest on the horizon can be seen the skyline of La Grande-Motte.
The lagoons, lying to the southeast, which extend into the countryside of the Camargue are used mainly for obtaining sea salt.
The lagoons, lying to the southeast, which extend into the countryside of the Camargue are used mainly for obtaining sea salt.
Le Grau-du-Roi - Port-Camargue Tourist Office
30 Rue Michel Rédares
F-30240 Le Grau-du-Roi - Port-Camargue
France
30 Rue Michel Rédares
F-30240 Le Grau-du-Roi - Port-Camargue
France
Port-Camargue
South of Le-Grau-du-Roi lies Port- Camargue, the newest and most easterly of the holiday towns on the coast of Languedoc-Roussillon. Port-Camargue has excellent boating facilities and broad sandy beaches. The complex of holiday homes and apartment blocks, generally only one or two storys high, are built out into the lagoon so that boats can often be tied up right outside the front door. Two broad roads run round the edge of this attractive place and finish on either side of the harbor keeping traffic away from the residential area.
Facilities
Beach
