Friday, March 29, 2013

Aigues Mortes.......a cultural moment


Aigues Morts is an ancient town, on the flat coastal plain of the Camargue and as you can see from the this pic, it was constructed in a grid pattern. Two sides of the rectangle are almost a kilometre long and defensively, there is an uninterrupted view in all directions.
The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south and a canal to the north. Apart from the numerous narrow streets and alleyways, the town is famous for the sea- salt which is produced locally and exported around the world.



This was our view from Delfin.


Windmills of my mind....who sang that?
Entering through one of the huge gateways
The town square is bustling with life , restaurants, shade trees and a man playing a grand piano.

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