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By Karine Duberger
Free cancellation available
Price is €55 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
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Overview

    • Guided walking tour, at a gentle pace, for a respectful discovery of Sète.
    • A sensitive interpretation of the Quarter, far from the usual guided tourist visits.
    • Led by a native live guide, with a human and local approach.
    • Possible discovery of lively places: workshops, chapel, Marin Cemetery.
    • Feel like a local of Sète for a moment, getting as close as possible to local life

Activity location

    • Sète
    • Sète, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 20bis Rue Paul Valéry, 34200 Sète, France | In the square in front of the town hall, there's a sculpture of an octopus fountain.
    • Sète, Occitanie, France

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Haut de Sète area: guided walking tour, popular and artistic soul

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • French
Language options: French
Price details
€55.00 x 2 Adults€110.00
Total
Price is €110.00
Until Tue, 11 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided walking tour of the Upper Quarter
  • Inclusions
    Local guide, a native of Sète
  • Inclusions
    Insightful discovery of the area
  • Inclusions
    Small group, relaxed pace
  • Exclusions
    Transport to the meeting point
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Drinks during the friendly gathering at Les Halles (optional)

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years, People over 95 years
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • The tour begins at a meeting point in the Quartier Haut, one of the oldest and liveliest areas in Sète. From the very first minutes, the discovery is on foot, at a gentle pace, taking the time to soak up the atmosphere of the area.
    As you make your way through the alleys, stairways, and small squares, the live guide shares the popular history of the Quartier Haut, its origins, its inhabitants, and its close connection with the local artistic scene. The vantage points over the city and the harbour provide a better understanding of Sète's unique geography and its constant relationship with the sea.

    Depending on the opening days and times, the tour can be enhanced by exploring vibrant cultural venues, such as an exhibition in the chapel of a former convent, open artist studios, or the Cimetière Marin. These stops bring a sensitive and contemporary dimension to the tour.

    The tour then continues with a gradual descent to the harbour, connecting the Quartier Haut to the coastline. The tour ends along the fishing harbour and the marina, in contact with Sète's maritime life, among boats, wharves, and scenes of everyday life. This end of the route offers a complete view of the city, between the heights, inhabited areas, and the opening to the sea.

Location

Activity location

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    • Sète
    • Sète, Occitanie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 20bis Rue Paul Valéry, 34200 Sète, France | In the square in front of the town hall, there's a sculpture of an octopus fountain.
    • Sète, Occitanie, France