SETOISE

Hi Hilary,

Nancy McGee lives and runs a travel business Absolutely Southern France in Sète. She offers tours of all kinds in the area including gourmet walking tours in Sète and outings to Marseillan and the oyster beds in the lagoon.

I'm rather surprised when I read that cruise ship passengers get off the ship, get onto a bus, ride for 2 hours,wander Carcassonne for 4 hours and drive another 2 hours back. Why don't they stroll the streets of Sète which is according to the Daily Telegraph UK "the most fascinating town" on the Mediterranean coast. A gourmet walking tour is available, as well as outings to the local oyster farms, fabulous seafood restaurants, colorful buildings lining the canal, a fantastic daily market with abundant local produce, 5 museums, 22 art galleries, cycling paths, endless sandy beaches bordering the Mediterranean...

I am a canadian living in Sète and love it! It is an authentic, lively town called the "Venice of France" bordered by canals on one side and the Mediterranean sea with fabulous sandy beaches on the other. Amazing galleries, 3 art museums, a local indoor market with plenty of seafood. There is a new gourmet walking tour to be operated in Sète starting next April dedicated to cruise ship passengers which can make the stay well worth while.