Sète
A shoot of protean cultures
Located less than 30 minutes from Domaine Tarbouriech, the city of Sète offers a multitude of cultural, festive and gastronomic activities. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of this unique island without falling into the tourist traps.
Wear a good pair of sneakers or sandals to enjoy the streets of Sète. This town of 40,000 inhabitants, home of Paul Valery and Georges Brassens, is always open to art in all its forms, from poetry to street art, from jazz to electro, La Singulière is polymorphous and abundant.
Here are our must-sees, must-dos and must-tastes…
From La Nau creek to the Paul Valery Museum
La Nau creek is the perfect beach for a refreshing dip before climbing up to the Paul Valéry Museum. Once you’ve dried off, simply walk along the bay towards the Théâtre de la Mer and climb the stairs to the marine cemetery, where you’ll need to make a detour to admire the sublime panorama and, why not, pay your respects at the tomb of the poet Paul Valery. On the way out, you’ll come across the eponymous museum, whose temporary exhibitions are always fascinating. For lunch, there’s nothing more delicious than sitting down at the Museum’s ‘Midi Là-haut’ restaurant and savouring inspired, light cuisine concocted using only local, seasonal produce.
Street art and galleries
‘An open-air museum’. This is how the frescoes that cover the city’s walls and buildings are presented. A joyful osmosis between urban culture and popular heritage. Some forty works of art stretch from street to street, with the full consent of the town council and its residents. Styles, techniques and free inspirations orchestrated by the K-Live festival, which manages the programming and makes the walls available to the artists. Every year in May, new graphs emerge, demonstrating the richness and diversity of this constantly evolving discipline. The festival brings together all the major players in the industry, with initiations, conferences and round tables, as well as a music stage to kick off the summer season’s festivities.
One festival can hide another
Jazz à Sète, Worldwide Festival, Fiest’A Sète… The city is full of music festivals but also a photo festival organized by the Documentary Photographic Center Image Singulière, located rue Lacan, the space is open and free, a visit is a must. Beyond the images, the words resonate in the city of Georges Brassens and Paul Valéry and it is natural that the Voix Vives poetry festival has existed for 26 editions.
All year round, popular events forge the singular identity of Sète (La Saint-Pierre, La Saint-Louis, Les Joutes)
A few must-see addresses to tantalize the taste buds
As you can see, Sète feeds the soul but also knows how to delight the taste buds very well… We no longer mention its famous covered halls in the heart of the city where it is good to sit down after having gleaned here and there, oysters and shellfish, grilled octopus, tielles etc.
You can also find our Special Tarbouriech oysters at The Marcel counter.
The city has many delightful addresses that we will have a hard time mentioning them all. Here are some of them:
– The rue des Prisons and its stalls of all kinds including Fritto for tapas and a quick lunch, La cave Au Vin Vivant and a few other nice canteens…
– The bakery La Carioca or Hersog
– Gourmet restaurants like The Marcel
– The Paris Méditerranée bistro
