Le Grau du Roi - Port Camargue - Espiguette Beach

Le Grau du Roi is located on the shore of the Camargue, in an exceptional natural environment and enjoys over 300 days of sunshine per year. This is both a picturesque and active fishing village and a modern resort with Port Camargue. Le Grau du Roi successfully combines tradition and modernity, and two economic activities: tourism and fishing.

The traditional village has been built up over the centuries around the "grau" (natural opening that connects the sea to inland ponds). Its name dates back to the Crusades, when the king of France St. Louis departed from the port of Aigues-Mortes and joined the high seas by the "Grau du Roi".

Visitors can stroll along streets of low houses, lined with shops and restaurants. The fishing port sets the pace of economic activity throughout the year. Every day in the late afternoon, the swing bridge opens with the arrival of trawlers carrying their catch. Grau is the second largest fishing port on the French Mediterranean coast after Sète.

Built in the 1970s, Port-Camargue is a true marine city with modern infrastructure, devoted to boating and seaside leisure. Moored at the foot of your home, your boat will be waiting for the boat trips. With its waterfront homes and marina offering 4350 berths, Port-Camargue is one of the largest marina complexes in the Mediterranean.

In the south of the Camargue, between the ponds and the sea, the beach of the Espiguette, former mouth of the Rhone to the Mediterranean, is a complex site with a wide variety of natural landscapes: coastline, dunes, salt marshes and ponds.

With 18 kilometres of beaches, divided between the immense Espiguette, part of which is reserved for naturism, and the family beaches of Boucanet, everyone can enjoy the pleasures of sun, sea and sand.

Le Grau-du-Roi offers an abundance of summer sports and cultural activities. It is also an excellent base for excursions in the hinterland.

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Coming to Le Grau du roi

GPS coordinates 43° 32' 17" N - 4°08’14’’ E

Location : 8300 inhabitants, 1 meter above sea level , 4 miles from Aigues-Mortes , 5 miles from La Grande Motte, 14 miles from Palavas-les-Flots, 20 miles from Montpellier, 21 miles from Saintes Maries-de-la-Mer, 30 miles from Nîmes, 32 miles from Arles.