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France Boating Holidays in the Camargue

Camargue - a natural paradise in the sun

The Camargue is France’s sunniest region, combining open landscapes, traditional villages, walled crusader towns, modern resorts and ancient fishing ports.

Gardiens and the bullsThe region is famous for its pink flamingos, black bulls and white horses, tended by the exotic local cowboys or ‘gardiens’. For miles only white sandy beaches separate the Mediterranean from the canals and lagoons that you cruise through.

We offer four boat bases in the Camargue, with a number of one-way and out-and-back routes for both cruiser boats and penichette barges. Perhaps enjoy the south of France sunshine on a late or early season Camargue boating holiday.

With only a few canal locks in the Camargue there is time to sunbathe or swim on the beaches, and spend unhurried evenings sampling the seafood and regional dishes such as bull casserole.

Close to our Port Cassafieres cruiser base at the western end of the Camargue is Agde, one of France's oldest towns.

Explore the lakes From there enter the Etang (Lake) de Thau, with its oyster beds, wildlife and inviting ports such as Marseillan, home to the Noilly Prat vermouth cellars, and Bouziques, noted for its seafood.

At Sete join the Rhone to Sete Canal bordering the sandy beaches and modern seaside resorts such as Palavas-les-Flots, Carnon and stylish La Grande-Motte. Close by is our penichette base at Lattes, on the outskirts of Montpellier.

Aigues MortesRising above the lagoons and salt fields is the medieval walled town of Aigues Mortes, the port from which the Crusaders set sail. With convenient moorings just outside the town walls, this unspoilt fortified town is a highlight of any Camargue cruise.

Flamingoes in the CamargueGateway to the Camargue, Saint Gilles has a splendid abbey church and is famous for its horses and bulls. Beaucaire has a maze of medieval alleys. Both towns have cruiser boat bases and are close to historic Arles, Nimes and Avignon.

A cruise in the Camargue offers sunshine and a never to be forgotten variety of experiences.

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Our Penichette base at Lattes

White Horses of the Camargue

Aigues Mortes

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The mediterranean beaches are close to the canals

 


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