Sète / Le Grau-du-Roi

On this Mediterranean Cycle Route stage, keep towel and bathers at the top of your pannier! For lunch, taste local shellfish accompanied by a Muscat de Frontignan wine, the perfect reward for tackling this watery scenery. Towards Montpellier, the route meanders between lagoons and beaches. Make a detour to Saint-Pierre de Maguelone Cathedral, the Gardiole Range in the background covered in typical garrigue scrubland. Then head for the lighthouse at Palavas-les-Flots. Next, the great pyramids of La Grande Motte call, man-made reflections of the grand Pic St-Loup rock inland. At the port-resort of Le Grau-du-Roi, why not try some nautical sliding sports, witness a Camargue bull run or savour local produce?

The route

The vast majority of this section is along cycle tracks or greenways beside beaches or lagoons. There are just a few short stretches on roads shared with motorized traffic.

Smooth surfaces: along the whole of this stage. 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 

Tourist Offices

Office de tourisme de Sète
33 (0)4 99 04 71 71
 
Office de tourisme de Frontignan Plage
33 (0)4 67 18 31 60
 
Office de tourisme de Vic-la-Gardiole
33 (0)4 67 78 94 43
 
Office de tourisme de Palavas-les-Flots
33 (0)4 67 07 73 34
 
Office de tourisme de Mauguio-Carnon
33 (0)4 67 50 51 15
 
Office de tourisme de la Grande Motte
33 (0)4 67 56 42 00
contact@lagrandemotte.com
 
Office de tourisme du Grau du Roi - Port Camargue
33 (0)4 66 51 67 70
www.letsgrau.com

SNCF train stations

Sète station 
Frontignan station
Vic-Mireval station
Villeneuve-les-Maguelone station
Le Grau-du-Roi station
 
Consult the timetables