There's nowhere else quite like Aigues-Mortes. Behind its four rather imposing medieval walls lies a lively little town of shops, bars and restaurants - packed with tourists in summer but with just enough charm to make it the perfect refuge on a sweltering summer day.
1 View of the town from the Ramparts. The name Aigues Mortes means dead waters or stagnant waters
2 View of the town from the Ramparts
3 The Ramparts
4 Ice Cream shop
5 Shady streets of Aigues Mortes
6 Shady Street of Aigues Mortes
7 Centre Square in the town with all its cafes
8 Centre Square in the town, getting ready for the lunch time
9 Musician in the Square
10 Streets with interesting restaurants
11 The Aigues Mortes Salt Works looking back to the Walled City of Aigues Mortes
12 Instead of fields of purple it is fields of purple water
13 The Salt mountains, fields of purple water and a stream of red water
14 The beaufiful colour of the water when the sun is shinning and this can quickly change if a cloud comes over
15 Cruise along one of the many canals in the area
16 Demonstration of a gardian sorting out bulls
17 Bulls' sorting by a gardian at the Mas de la Comtesse