Étang de Thau & Bouzigues
Étang de Thau / Bouzigues
The largest oyster-farming lagoon on the French Mediterranean, where you can eat freshly harvested oysters and mussels by the water at Bouzigues.
The Thau lagoon is the largest lagoon in Languedoc, its surface covered with rows of shellfish farming racks, and Bouzigues oysters are famous throughout France. On the north shore, the small village of Bouzigues has a shellfish farming museum and lakeside restaurants run directly by several oyster farmers. The classic way to eat is a dozen oysters with Picpoul de Pinet white wine. You can also join a farm boat tour. It is about 30 kilometers from Montpellier and is often visited together with Sète.
Opening hours
Restaurants mostly open for lunch
Nearby sights
- Mont Saint-Clair
- Sète
- Maguelone Cathedral
- Pézenas
- Aqueduc Saint-Clément
- Promenade du Peyrou
- Arc de Triomphe (Porte du Peyrou)
- Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier