The towers and ramparts of Aigues-Mortes

Since the Mid­dle Ages, Aigues-Mortes has been a strate­gic loca­tion for the King­dom of France. Charle­magne, in 791, erect­ed the first tow­er : the Matafère tow­er, to ensure the safe­ty of fish­er­men. The con­struc­tion of the city then pro­gressed grad­u­al­ly with the con­struc­tion of var­i­ous tow­ers and ram­parts by Saint Louis start­ing from 1272. Aigues-Mortes offers a pleas­ant vis­it along the Rhône to Sète canal. The more adven­tur­ous can take the path of the ram­parts that cir­cles the city and offers excep­tion­al views of the Camar­gue Nat­ur­al Park.