Located in the basin of Fos on Sea, the city and the wearing of Holy Port Louis developed with the mouth of the Large Rhone. With flight of bird, Port St Louis is about at semi distance between Marseilles and the Holy ones Marry Sea.
Its activity is mainly turned towards the sea and industries related to the harbour complex of the basin of Fos on Mer. Port St Louis offers six ports equipped is a thousand of site, 1 fishing port, 2 dry ports with all the corresponding services of construction and repair.
To visit Port St Louis, confirms that the city is really with the doors of the Camargue. The architecture and the style of the houses are that of the Camargue. Located at the Southern end of the department and surrounded by marshes, one also calls it quoted of the end of the world.
Port St Louis offers the beautiful ones stroll and of many leisures around the port. Port St louis is also the kingdom of fishing and of conchyculture (thanks to its wealth of planktons, the delta of the Rhone is very rich in of fish and shell), its Napoleon long beach 10 km, the they of Roustan and that of Grâcieuse are attended be as winter by the amateurs of slips, tanks with veil, kite, speed sail and funboard (championships, competitions and record of the world speed proceed there each year).
Downtown, you visit the Tower St Louis (XVIII°) which was used as station of monitoring and refuge for the populations. Today the Tower shelters the tourist bureau. On the first floor, you will visit the superb ornithological collection which gathers 168 naturalized birds. On the terrace of the second stage you will have a panoramic sight on all Camargue, the channel St Louis, the mouth of the Rhone and the marshes salt-water.
Do not miss the sheep-fold of Favouillane (beginning XIX°) which is one of the last traditional sheep-folds of the Camargue, it is one of largest of the area and of the time (50m length and 12m broad) it today is still occupied by a shepherd and his herd
Its long beaches, like the Napoleon beach and his 10 fine sand kms also take part in its attractivity.
Amateurs of fishings, of "crowned" fishings with large are organized every year for the greatest happiness of the amateurs.
Lastly, one can only forget this remarkable natural space is the Camargue which one must preserve, and its traditions to be transmitted to the future generations
To see:
Turn St Louis (XVIII°). Church Louis Saint. Ornithological exposure to the Tower St Louis.
Sheep-fold of Favouillane. Conchylaceous hamlet.
Leisures:
Pedestrian excursions. Horsemanship. Course health. Wall of climbing. Hiring of bicycle. Tennis.
Channel speed Napoleon beach. Mini golf. Surface of ball trap. Bowling pitch. Fishing port. Marina. (313 rings) Napoleon Beach, Olga beach and They of Grâcieuse.
Nautical center of Carteau. Fish. Cinema. Arenas: 2300 places. Exposures. Estival animations.
Fair the 1° Monday of August.
Markets: Market of Provence Wednesday morning with the avenue of the Port. Market with the fruit and vegetables saturdays morning in the Suburb Hardon. Wednesday morning (centre town), Saturday morning (Hardon suburb
Reception facilities:
5 hotels. 1 camp-site. 1Village holidays. 1 surface of motor home.
Seasonal furnished hirings. Many restaurants.
