The city called La Grande Motte, and its famous pyramidal houses conceived by the architect Jean Balladur, has been the first experimental seaside resort to be created and coming within the framework of the tourist Plan of the region Languedoc-Roussillon.

The situation is exceptional being located at the gateway to the region called Camargue, it is the ideal starting place to visit the Gaul Roman, Provence, and the backgrounds of the region.

The environment and the way of life are big advantages for the seaside resort which is surrounded with 224 hectares of green spaces covering the third of the surface of the city.

There are twenty kilometres of pedestrian paths which join places and avenues, and lining the seaside and the docks. High-levelled equipments are opened all around the year : an international golf, a nautical centre, a tennis centre, an aquatic centre, a conference centre.

A wide programme of cultural and sporty activities is proposed every summer to the holiday-makers.

Don't miss to enjoy :
Magnificent beach of 6 km long with thin sand. The Provencal market. The Pond de l'Or and the Ponant. The marina. Stained -glass windows of the Church St-Augustine.

The office of tourism is at your disposal for any information.

Text UDOTSI : Plaque " the unusual Hérault "