Gruissan
GRUISSAN , Aude – Point of interest
About
A maze of alleys “circulade” wrapping around its castle and famous chalets on stilts.
If you want to discover the truly Mediterranean character of this area, don’t miss a stop at Gruissan. Explore the Clape massif, covered with fragrant pine forests filled with cicadas, the garrigue (scented scrubland) giving off wafts of thyme and rosemary, the shoreline with its beaches of golden sand and sea lagoons, AOC vineyards, and relics and monuments that are redolent with history.
This is a place to fulfil your passions, too: you could try a ramble or a mountain-bike expedition on well-marked paths or go for surfing, water skiing or land yachting, or just enjoy being away from it all with the family. But Gruissan also offers the pleasures of the table, with food from the land and the sea. With its wine, oysters, mussels, unrefined salt, eel stew, and pine-nut tart, the most difficult thing is knowing what to try first. Making landfall in Gruissan means discovering a Mediterranean port, a country, a people and their history. The resort also offers a marina and sailing school, beach volleyball, game fishing, boat trips and a casino.
Things to see and do in Gruissan:
– the chapel of Notre Dame des Auzils
– the seamen’s cemetery
– the museum of wine and winegrowing in Château le Bouis
– the saltpans of l’île Saint Martin
Events in Gruissan: Festival of St Peter in June
INFORMATION:
Tourist Office – Tel.: +33 (0)4 68 49 09 00
Tourist Office – Tel.: +33 (0)4 68 49 09 00
Spoken languages : French
