Aigues Mortes

Hotel Les Templiers in Aigues Mortes a Boutique Hotel that Feels like Home

January 29, 2024

Hôtel Les Templiers, a home-turned-hotel, offers a personal twist on French hospitality. Aigues Mortes Boutique Hotel The hotel is housed in a 17th-century merchant’s house in the fortified, medieval village of Aigues Mortes, nestled between the Rhône River Delta and the Mediterranean Sea. Originally a small hamlet of fishermen and salt gatherers, the monumental old …

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The Best of the Camargue from Towns to Wildlife For Visitors

November 3, 2023

The Camargue region is one of the most unique areas in France, a vast salt delta of marshland and sand dunes encompassing more than 247,000 acres, nestled between the two branches of the Rhône River, the Grand and Petit, both originating in the Swiss Alps. The word Camargue derives from a Celto-Ligurian (Provençal) Ca-mar dialect …

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Why Visit Aigues-Mortes the Old Mediterranean Port

June 3, 2022

It had been quite a few years since we visited Aigues-Mortes, so when cousin Jean-Marc suggested we go somewhere on the sea, I suggested we go there. I still recall the first time we went to Aigues-Mortes, years before buying our house in Sablet, with Tante Edith, Jean-Marc’s mother. Aigues-Mortes was founded in 1240 by …

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Aigues Mortes the Fortified Town in the Camargue

May 26, 2020

Don’t Argue with a King Aigues Mortes (Eaux Mortes or Dead Waters) is where King Louis IX chose to build a fortified presence in 1240. However, King Louis IX was not the first to construct near this marshland. Charlemagne beat him to it many years before when he had the Matafère Tower built, in 791, …

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Inside Aigues-Mortes Walls: History, Torture and Transformation

December 19, 2017

There are hardly more historically significant towns in France than Aigues-Mortes. Within the walled city, legends and facts reveal a rich history of conquering heroes and suffering martyrs. Today the place has transformed into a popular destination for travellers, filled with souvenir shops and sidewalk cafes. Visit with me inside the walls of Aigues-Mortes. Continue …

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Visit the Fortress of Aigues Mortes near Provence

November 23, 2016

Across a country border and 800km from its glacial source in Valais, Switzerland the Rhône River gasps as it reaches the Mediterranean Sea. Like a wide yawn the Rhône’s two branches; the Grande Rhône and the Petit Rhône empty their cargo at the mouth of the river. This area of Provence known as the Camargue, part …

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Fleur de Sel of Aigues Mortes the Sea Salt of Provence

March 3, 2015

Post previously published on Ginger and Nutmeg: Nutmeg walked every aisle in the grocery store looking for salt – it was not with the spices, but rather in its’ own section near the aged balsamic vinegar. Where is the logic? Treasured since antiquity, salt is used in kitchens around the world, to enhance flavour and preserve …

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Aigues Mortes

Hotel Les Templiers in Aigues Mortes a Boutique Hotel that Feels like Home

The Best of the Camargue from Towns to Wildlife For Visitors

Why Visit Aigues-Mortes the Old Mediterranean Port

Aigues Mortes the Fortified Town in the Camargue

Inside Aigues-Mortes Walls: History, Torture and Transformation

Visit the Fortress of Aigues Mortes near Provence

Fleur de Sel of Aigues Mortes the Sea Salt of Provence

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