Mediterranean Trip
We were headed to the medieval city of Montpelier, but the ship had to dock in the port city of Sete, which it turns out was beautiful. We went on a tour to Augues-Morte Castle which was built by Louis IX as a staging area for the Crusades. It is a huge fortress with a kilometer long shield wall. Today, there is a thriving little town inside the castle.
The website for the fortress and its history is: <https://www.aigues-mortes-monument.fr/en/>
The fortress of Augues-Morte
crew practice.
Carousel
Main Gate.
Outside of gate at rear of fortress.
King’s Tower
Shield wall and what’s left of the Fortress moat.
View of the Rear Gate exit.
Church reconstruction with main gate in distance.
Electrical repairman
Boucherie
Gepeto’s Shop!!!!
Restaurant
Little Shop of Roses!
Empty street.
Train museum of Colorado.
Panorama of the open area (formerly a marsh) side of Auges-Mortes.
Some kind of channel marking or lighthouse ship. Pretty, too!
Town hall of Sete.
Rowing boats.
Canals run all over the city.
catamaran.
Street Scene.
View of the extensive canal system.
Buildings all over the city had beautiful mural paintings.
The Murals in Sete are some of the best we’ve seen anywhere.