Resort Description
15 km of beaches. Gruissan: the old fishing village, the marina, the Gruissan lakes, the beach with its 1300 chalets on stilts (immortalised by the film “Betty Blue”).
The old village is built in circles of narrow, tortuous alleyways with typically Mediterranean old houses, making it one of the most beautiful villages in France.
For nearly 2000 years, the winegrowers of Gruissan have been producing wines whose reputation has lasted through centuries (red and rosé wines).
The surrounding area
Gourmet tourist route: "Route des Vignerons et des Pêcheurs" (wine growers and fishermen).
Places to visit: Béziers, the capital of rugby (22 km away), Pézenas, the town of Molière and the singer Bobby Lapointe (40 km away), Montpellier (80 km away).
Approximately 50 km from Carcassonne, a fortified medieval town on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Sigean African Reserve: over 3,800 animals in a 300-hectare semi-natural animal park (approximately 30 km away).
Bagnas Nature Reserve (561 hectares): more than 200 species of birds, approximately 60 km away.
The Massif de la Clape (“pile of pebbles” in the Occitan dialect), located between Gruissan and Narbonne, was originally an island and is home to a huge variety of animals (foxes, hares, badgers, eagles, eagle owls, swans etc.)
The route of the Cathar Châteaux: Peyrepertuse, Queribus (approximately 80 km away), Lastours (90 km), Puivert (145 km), Foix (195 km).
Resort Fêtes and events
June : “La Fête des Pêcheurs” (fishermen’s festival with procession, mass etc., )
In Narbonne, 14 km away:
July / August : “La Péniche” in concert, “Les Promenades poétiques” (poetry walks)
August : the Trade and Wine Festival (commercial events), the Saint Just and Saint Pasteur Festival (mass, procession etc.), “Ola Salsa” (Latin dancing lessons).
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