Aigues-Mortes Travel guide

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Aigues-Mortes : Michelin's recommendations

Standing among pools, salt marshes, scrubland and canals, the long honey-coloured walls of Aigues-Mortes are sometimes tinged pink by the rays of the setting sun. This is the town from which St Louis embarked upon the Crusades and it was an important harbour until the creation of the port of Sète. Today it lives reclusively and quietly in the shadow of its walls, dreaming nostalgically of its prestigious and historic past.

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Tourist attractions Aigues-Mortes : Things to see and do

Constance Tower

place Anatole-France F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Templar knights and wayward soldiers are among the previous inmates of this tower. After the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1683), however, it was full to bursting, mainly with Protestants from the Cévennes or Vivarois regions, including Camisard..

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The Church of Our lady of the fine sand

Grand-Rue-Jean-Jaurès F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Built under Saint-Louis, this very run-down fortified Church (which has suffered several transformations, at one time it was used as a salt deposit) has a beautiful structure and décor highlighted by the stained-glass windows designed by Claude Vial..

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Place St-Louis

Place St-Louis F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

This pleasant shady square gets encroached upon by the terraces of its cafés in the high season. The 17C Capuchins Chapel today hosts exhibitions. Mounted on a central plinth, the statue of Saint Louis (by James Pradier, 1849) looks on as passers-by ..

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Hotels Aigues-Mortes

Hôtel Saint Louis

10, Rue Amiral Courbet F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Hôtel Saint Louis is a peaceful hotel boasting medieval architecture and typical Provencal decor. It is ideally located near the impressive Tour de Constance, in the heart of historical Aigues-Mortes. The Saint Louis offers spacious, fully-equipped..

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Les Arcades

23Bd Gambetta F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Prix Prices from : 102 €

The hotel Arcades is located in the heart of Aigues-Mortes, close to the Saint Louis‘s Square. It offers an outdoor swimming-pool and free Wi-Fi. All rooms are comfortable and traditionally decorated. The building dates back to the 16th century. Th..

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Hotel Les Templiers

21 Et 23 Rue De La Republique F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Prix Prices from : 97 €

Housed in an 18th-century merchant's house, Hotel Les Templiers is located inside the Aigues-Mortes fortifications, in southern France. It offers air-conditioned accommodation with en-suite facilities and TVs. Guests of the Hotel Les Templiers can e..

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Restaurants Aigues-Mortes

Les Arcades

23 bd Gambetta F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Under the arcades of this 16C house, a few tables are set out in fine weather... This rustic restaurant serves fine regional dishes, which vary according to seasonally available ingredients. This establishment has a small number of spacious rooms wit..

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La Table

35 bd Gambetta F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

A lovely Baroque feel pervades this restaurant, which serves up fine, tasty dishes. Dory fillet marinated in olive oil and lemon, delicately roasted pigeonneau des Corbières (squab)... The fabulous menu will really whet your appetite!

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St-Louis

10 r. Am. -Courbet F - 30220 Aigues-Mortes

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