Aigues Morte, Camargue, Provence, Sightseeing
Southern France.
Aigues Morte in the Camargue of Southern France
is great for sightseeing because the walled town
was built in the 13th Century in the Petit Camargue
of Provence and you can walk on the high walls that
rim the town.
Aigues Morte
  • Roman Settlement
The Romans first founded the city in 102 BC which, since the tenth century, has
been called the Dead Waters, Aigues Morte.
  • Medieval Times
Louis IX of France rebuilt the port city as France's only Mediterranean port
during Medieval times.  The 13th Century walled town is located in the Petit
Camargue of Provence in Southern France easily reached from Arles.
Aigues Mortes, Camargue, Provence the South of France walled town
  • Crusade Era
From the Medieval port,  of Aigues Morte, the Seventh
Crusade of 1248 and the Tenth Crusade of 1270 left for
Jerusalem.
Since the tenth century, the city has been called the Dead
Waters,   Aigues Morte, because the harbor silted up.
The city walls measuring more than a mile, 5,413 feet,
were completed by 1300 AD.  Visitors can walk on the
walls the length of the town.  
  • Constance Tower
The Constance Tower, named after a Huguenot
prisoner, was once part of castle completed in 1248 AD
by Louis the IX, locally known as St Louis.
The tower is open for visits.
From the high walls of the city you can see that area
around the town where shallow lagoons are used to
evaporate sea water.  
  • Salt Production
The Camargue has been noted, since Medieval times, for
salt production by evaporation of Mediterranean Sea
water.
Aigues Morte, Camargue,
Aigues Morte, a fortified town in the Camargue, Provence
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When To Go To Aigues Morte, Provence:   
  • March to November
Spring Summer and Fall are a good time to visit Provence although November and March
will have more rainy days.  
  • Winter
Winter months are without snow but could be cold even on the Rhone Delta and at Aigues
Morte.  The Mistral wind could be cold in winter.
  • Biking Hiking
Camargue Provence biking and hiking is good any season.  It will be hot and dry during July,
August, and the first half of September
  • Trail Closing
Some woods and trails could be closed due to fire hazard in July, August, and the first part of
September.
  • ProvenceWeather
The weather in Provence is temperate March, April (50-75 F) and May and the early part of
June.  These month are considered low season in terms of lodging prices.  The end of June,
and all of July and  August can be crowded at times in Provence as much of Europe takes its
summer vacation, many visitors will be camping in the Camargue and at Aigues Morte.  Much
of France goes on a six-week July August  vacation and many people head south.   
Summer months are warm and dry.  September to mid November offer low season vacation
rental prices.  Weather is ideal in May and June and September October, great months to visit.
Showers could come in any month but will be of short duration in the summer, more frequent
November to March.  
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