Discover Sète
During your stay in Languedoc-Roussillon, don’t miss a visit to the town of Sète. It’s a port city offering a wide range of tourist activities. Sète’s gastronomy is also well worth exploring, with many restaurants serving fresh seafood and other dishes. Looking for a Campsite near Sète? Le Mas des Lavandes in Valras-Plage, welcomes you during your stay in the Languedoc region and takes you on a discovery tour of the riches of the Hérault.
The port city of Sète a few kilometers from Campsite Valras
Sète est une commune du département de l’Hérault en région Occitanie dans le sud de la France. Elle est située sur l’étang de Thau et le bord de la Méditerranée dans la continuité de Marseillan. Cette ville, bordée d’eau, regroupe un important port de commerce et de pêche, de multiples plages au cœur de l’Hérault et un écosystème de faune et flore préservé.
From Campsite Valras to Sète, allow 30 minutes to reach the Thau Archipelago and the beaches of Sète, and a further 20 minutes to reach the city center by car. You can also take a bike ride along the Voie Verte (Green Way) to take in the beautiful views. The port of Sète dates back just over 3 centuries, and its strategic position between Spain and Italy has made it a key commercial presence on the Mediterranean.
Later, a number of migrants settled here permanently. This settlement led to an urban expansion of the town, making it a true tourist attraction in addition to its fishing and seaport. The town’s main activity remains the maritime industry, but it is gradually diversifying into services.
Here, you’ll find walking trails on the Etang de Thau, museums celebrating those who have contributed to Sète’s development, and boat tours reminiscent of Venice. Accommodations such as Mas des Lavandes, a Campsite near Sète, welcome visitors wishing to discover the port city perpetuating the fête de Saint-Louis. The Fête de Saint-Louis is an unmissable Languedoc tradition featuring jousting tournaments.
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What to do on vacation
at Campsite Sète and surrounding area
The town of Sète has many attractions. The port is famous for the wealth it made from its trade in wine and Languedoc products, but that’s not all! The Mediterranean city has seen the passage of many great men, including Georges Brassens and Paul Valéry.
Louis XIV et Pierre-Paul Riquet contribueront aussi au développement du port. Sète constitue en effet, l’étape finale du canal du Midi, l’œuvre de ce dernier. Notre camping Valras près de Sète vous livre ses incontournables.
Take to the skies at Mont Saint Clair
Discover the village of Sète, with its Italian flair, colorful houses and charming alleyways seen from above. Take the staircase to the heights of Sète to reach Mont Saint Clair, a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the whole town. From the belvedere of the Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette chapel, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view.
Observe the various canals that criss-cross the port and the Etang de Thau towards Marseillan. To the west of Le Mont, a wooded area of some 20 hectares offers a number of attractive trails. In the Pierres Blanches national forest, numerous hiking trails and viewpoints offer visitors breathtaking scenery.
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Visit
cultural sites
Marin Cemetery
Marin Museum
Molière’s theater
Espace Georges Brassens
If you head east from Mont Saint Clair, you’ll find numerous cultural sites dedicated to the men who have influenced Sète’s history. These include the Musée Paul Valéry, dedicated to the fine arts, the marine cemetery and the Musée de la Mer, dedicated to the trades and life of the fishing industry, with a view of the sea. Other cultural sites worth a visit include the Théâtre de Molière, with its Italianate architecture, and the famous Espace Georges Brassens, dedicated to the poet of the same name. The latter is a museum that breaks away from the classical context by mixing sound-video and the latest technologies.
Stroll through the ports of Sète
Sète’s unique location, surrounded by water in the shape of a circle and linked by several land and sea arms, gives it a number of significant advantages.
A major hub of port activity, you’ll find a number of dykes to the east that are easily accessible on foot. Take a stroll, for example, along the marina with its Môle Saint-Louis lighthouse for a pretty view. To soak up the fishing atmosphere, head for the fishing port or the pointe courte.
Explore the canals of Languedoc’s Little Venice
Sète can be visited from land to sea via its various maritime arms. Stroll along the quays or hire a boat to navigate the town’s various canals.
It’s also a great opportunity to see Sète from below, with its pretty, colorful boats that have earned it the nickname “Little Venice of Languedoc”.
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Take a boat trip on the Etang de Thau
This inland sea nestled between Sète Marseillan and the Mediterranean Sea is a true natural jewel. The Etang de Thau is a must-see tourist destination for your stay near Sète.
Take to the water on a catamaran, sailboat or even a kayak, and observe this immense expanse of water, where many wonders await you. With shellfish farming as its main activity, stop off at Bouzigues to sample their famous oysters. Enjoy the wild, natural beauty of this stretch of water.
Taste the tielle and take part in local events
To ensure that your visit to Sète is complete, don’t miss out on some of the must-see highlights for which the town is famous. When it comes to gastronomy, seafood products from the fishing industry are inevitably the star dishes. If you only had one specialty to try, it would undoubtedly be the tielle sétoise. This is a small, spicy pie filled with octopus.
August sees the start of an eagerly-awaited sporting event for the locals. Nautical jousting is a spectacle that pits two sailors in different boats against each other. During the Saint-Louis festival, the streets are filled with concerts, street art and all kinds of entertainment to accompany this Languedoc tradition.
Ces joutes se déroulent également dans d’autres villes maritimes de l’Hérault comme Frontignan, Valras, Balazuc ou encore Agde. Découvrez-en plus sur le site de l’Office de Tourisme de Sète
Stay at a Campsite
near Sète with swimming pool
Découvrez un camping à Valras 4 étoiles au cœur de l’Hérault, à quelques kilomètres des lieux touristiques incontournables de la région. Profitez de nombreux mobil-homes de qualité dans un environnement naturel sans pareil. Séjournez entre amis ou en famille pour des moments inoubliables. Afin de rythmer vos journées tout au long de votre été à Valras-Plage, une équipe d’animation composée de professionnels passionnés sera là pour vous proposer un large choix d’activités adaptées à chacun. Pour couronner le tout, notre camping près de Sète avec piscine dispose d’un véritable espace aquatique extérieur comprenant : toboggans, bains à remous ou encore pentagliss. En somme, le paradis des petits et grands se trouve dans notre camping à Valras près de Sète. Plage, soleil et détente à Valras-Plage, c’est au Mas des Lavandes.
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