Gruissan
A circular old village built around the Barbarossa Tower, with a beach of stilt houses from the film Betty Blue and pink salt pans by the sea.
The old village of Gruissan centers on the medieval Barbarossa Tower, with its lanes arranged in concentric circles. Climbing the tower gives views over the surrounding lagoons and the Mediterranean. Outside the village, Plage des Chalets has more than a thousand stilt houses, made famous by the 1986 film Betty Blue (37°2 le matin). The Gruissan salt pans can be visited to see salt production and buy fleur de sel. In late summer the salt ponds turn pink, and flamingos are often seen. Gruissan is about 15 km from Narbonne and is served by buses and cycle paths.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Narbo Via
- Les Halles de Narbonne
- Via Domitia (Narbonne)
- Pont des Marchands & Canal de la Robine
- Palace of the Archbishops, Narbonne
- Narbonne Cathedral
- Horreum (Narbonne)
- Basilica of Saint-Paul, Narbonne