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Panoramic view at the crossroads of the Royal Canal and the Peyrade Canal and of the Consular Palace in Sete in the Herault, on a summer morning, in Occitanie Superb view of the royal canal and its Languedoc boats, in the Herault in Occitanie, in the south of France. Quiet landscape between sea and pond on the Séte side in Hérault in Occitanie, in the south of France. The Peyrade canal and the facades of its houses which are reflected in its water, in Sète in Occitanie. The Languedoc-style nautical jousting is a sport practiced in the towns of Hérault Béziers, Agde, Marseillan, Mèze, Balaruc, Frontignan, Sète, Palavas and in a town in Gard Le Grau-du-Roi. Panoramic view at the crossroads of the Royal Canal and the Peyrade Canal and of the Consular Palace in Sete in the Herault, on a summer morning, in Occitanie A sunrise over the Canal Royal and the Canal de la Peyrade with their boats all along in Sète in the South of France The Royal Canal with its colorful facades and reflections on the water in Sète in the south of France Sète is an important port city in the south-east of France, located in Occitanie. It is bordered by the Thau lagoon, a saltwater lagoon which is home to various animal species. Panoramic view of the Sète canal and the consular palace, in art-deco style, in Hérault in Occitanie, France The Lemaresquier quay was drilled following the creation of the port in 1666. It has since allowed the Canal du Midi which crosses the Thau lagoon to emerge into the Mediterranean. There is the consular palace built in an art deco style which reminds us of the importance of the wine trade with its exterior vine-cluster sculptures. Its architecture has an oriental influence with its central tower evoking a minaret. A panorama of Biarritz beach, in the evening, in the Pyrénées-Atlantique, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in the historic region of the French Basque Country. The city of Sète is also commonly called the Venice of Languedoc, in Occitanie, France La Grande-Motte obtained on January 19, 2010, the “20th Century Heritage” label, awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. It is the only urban complex in France of this size to have received this national label. Le Bourgidou could be very old, perhaps before Saint Louis. It partly follows an old route of the Rhône, when it was not `small` and the main branch passed near Saint-Gilles. It probably linked in its upstream part the Vistre to the Rhône, and then resumed one of the routes of the `Rhône Vif`, whose limit between the departments of Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône still follows the course. Panoramic of the Royal Canal offering a beautiful perspective towards the city center of Sète The Etang de Thau is a superb body of water for all kinds of navigation. La Grande-Motte is characterized by great architectural homogeneity, the most visible elements of which are the pyramid-shaped buildings. The resort receives around 120,000 tourists per year. Built on either side of a grau, a breach in the coastal barrier that opened naturally around 1570 at a place called Gagne-Petit, between the mouth of the Vidourle and that of the Rhône, this resort offers 18 km of fine sand. Le Grau-du-Roi is located in the south of the Gard department on the border between Hérault and La Grande-Motte, its neighbor to the west. It is the only maritime municipality in the department. Listed as a Historic Monument since 2012, the old degraded building has been renovated in the same way. In 1703, on the occasion of the consecration of the Saint-Louis church, Louis IX, patron saint of the port, also became patron saint of the city. Since then, Sète has paid tribute to him every year, on August 25, except during periods of conflict. From April 22 to 26, 2011, the city of Sète hosted the annual inter-association congress of Esperanto in France. The bridges of the city of Sète are decorated in the colors of the countries forming the European community. The moats surrounding the city of Aigues-Mortes and the bridge spanning them, which connects the city to the tower of Constance. Royal and main canal of the town of Sète in the Herault, in the south of France The port of Sète in Hérault, in the Occitanie region, is the leading French fishing port in the Mediterranean The Tour de Constance was erected from 1242 in Aigues-Mortes, by Saint Louis, on the former site of the Tour Matafère, built by Charlemagne around 790. The Corniche with its small hidden coves is the most picturesque and beautiful part of the Sète coast. In the department of Herault, in the Occitanie region. Boats on the Royal Canal in Sète, and the old chamber of commerce in the background in Occitanie in Hérault in the south of France Le Grau-du-Roi is located in the south of the Gard department on the border between Hérault and La Grande-Motte, its neighbor to the west. It is the only maritime municipality in the department. The town of Aigues-Mortes borders on the town of Grau-du-Roi. Before 1666, the future port of Sète was on the territory of the municipality of Frontignan, Mont Saint-Clair was part of the diocese of Montpellier to the bottom of the hill. In 1666, under the reign of Louis XIV, construction of the port began with Pierre-Paul Riquet de Bonrepos, creator of the Canal du Midi. An alignment of small Languedoc boats, along a canal, in the port of Sète, in the Herault in the Occitanie region, in the south of France. Canals that crisscross the city, Mont Saint Clair offering an exceptional panorama to the Pyrenees, a fishing port in the city center, 12 km of sandy beaches. The Hermione is a French warship in service from 1779 to 1793. It is a frigate of 12 in reference to the caliber of its guns carrying 26 guns of 12 pounds and 8 additional guns of 6 pounds. In naval jargon it is called `26-gun frigate`, although originally it carried 34. It is part of the Concorde class frigates, built from 1777 at the Rochefort arsenal. Sète in Herault, because of its canals, is called the `Venice of Languedoc`. In the Occitanie region in the south of France. A city with the characteristic architecture of the cities of the South of France, Toulouse is nicknamed the “pink city” because of the color of the local traditional building material, terracotta brick. Discover Sète through its canals bordered by colorful facades, crossed by drawbridge and swing bridges. Observe the activity of the commercial port, the old port and the marina. Watch the ballet of the trawlers and the colors of the Catalan boats. Push up to Pointe Courte, an authentic fishermen`s district, then towards the Quartier Haut where there is an atmosphere of Southern Italy. Several frigates carried this mythological name in the French Navy. Another Hermione was built under the First Empire at the Lorient arsenal by the company of the Crucy brothers. In 1793, the Hermione was engaged in the mouth of the Loire to support the republican troops against the Vendeans. Panoramic view of the Garonne with, the Pont Neuf and the Hôtel Dieu, as well as the hospice de la Grave and at the far end the Saint-Pierre bridge. World capital of wine, with its prestigious chateaux and vineyards of Bordeaux, which adorn the hillsides of the Gironde, the city is also considered to be one of the centers of gastronomy, and of business tourism, for the organization of international congresses . Sète is nicknamed `the singular island` or even `the blue island`. In Occitan, the city is called Seta. The Hermione was started in December 1778 at the Rochefort arsenal on plans by Henri Chevillard, known as Chevillard Aîné. We are then in the middle of a war of American independence and the French shipyards are operating at full speed. The fruit of classic town planning and the desire to provide the city with a large square, the first projects for a `royal square` were born at the end of the 17th century. The gradual release of the square, however, did not begin until the beginning of the 18th century. Sunrise over the Sète marina, which lights up the buildings on the slopes of Mont Saint-Clair. Place de la Trinité is a square in the historic center of Toulouse, France. It is located north of the Carmes district, in sector 1 of the city. It belongs to the safeguarded sector of Toulouse. This small triangular square was not built until the 19th century. Toulouse is a commune in the southwest of France. Capital for almost a hundred years of the Visigoth kingdom, one of the capitals of the kingdom of Aquitaine and historic capital of Languedoc, it is today the capital of the Occitanie region, of the Haute-Garonne department. Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux is a magnificent architectural ensemble of classic French style, inspired by Place Vendôme in Paris. This square is one of the most representative works of 18th century classical French architectural art, and a remarkable example of the Royal squares, which art historian Pascal Piéra defines as follows: `original French creation born from alliance of an ordered place and the statue of the sovereign, the royal place is generally a place enclosed in a set of houses or hotels, all identical, said to program. The first open square in Europe, it is bordered by two symmetrical pavilions: the Stock Exchange Palace and the Customs Hotel. These two buildings still retain their initial function as chambers of commerce and customs administration. In 1828, the city erected a modest fountain, in the shape of a pink marble column surmounted by a white marquee and a globe, on the site of the equestrian statue. In 1869, it was replaced by the current “Three Graces fountain” representing Aglaé, Euphrosyne and Thalie, daughters of Zeus, drawn by Louis Visconti, sculpted by Charles Gumery and cast by the Thiébaut Frères foundry.