Aigues-Mortes - Town Walls

The massive Aigues-Mortes town walls took over 30 years to build; they form a rectangle which is still complete and which surrounds the town. The ring of walls has 15 towers and is penetrated by 10 gates, some protected by towers; it comprises an area with sides measuring 567m/620yds, 497m/544yds, 301m/329yds and 269m/292yds.

Because of the narrow streets in the Old Town a visit on foot is recommended. There are parking lots on the northern edge of the Old Town, near the Tour de Constance (fee-paying) and outside the southwest town wall.

The tour of the ring of walls starts at the Porte de la Gardette, a few yards east of the Tour de Constance. A broad path inside the wall enabled the defenders of the town to get quickly