SETE TOURIST OFFICE

Annual closing :
Closed on Sunday afternoons from November to March
Closed on 25 December and 1 January

Location : In the town centre, Pays de Thau

Documents in english : brochure / flyer, website

Prices

Groupes : min. 6 pers.
max. 50 pers.

Prices :
- Guided visit (group price) : adults from 6 €groups from 144 €

Facilities / services

Services :
The Sète tourist office offers some well worth while guided tours and services for groups:

- Step-on guide services
- Organization of guided tours
- Group packages on request
- Tourist information
- Organisation of congresses and seminars

For any extra information, please contact: Laëtitia Benezech - Groups department
Tel. 33 (0)4 99 04 72 36
Mail: groupes@ot-sete.fr

Activities / products

average length of time : From 1:30 hour to one day

Activities :
Description of the guided tours suggested by the Sète tourist office:

- Visit from the little Georges to the great Brassens:
You probably know Georges Brassens, the singer and fabulous poet. With our guide, you'll discover his childhood and adolescence in Sète, the places he liked, what forged his character and his taste for poetry.

- Visit of the Louis Nocca's trawler:
Welcome aboard ! From the bridge to the engine room, embark for a visit on board of a trawler from Sète. Aquariums, video, display panels about life at sea. Free visit on board.

- 'Sète Histoire là' visit: discover Sète with riddles to solve. A tour that takes at least an hour and a half.
'Stroll around the quays', and discover the authenticity of the royal canal where trawlers come alongside when they come back from fishing, and the heart of the city with its traditional stores, especially in the covered market where Sète inhabitants come and choose their fresh sea food and vegetables every morning.

- Visit of the MaCO, the open-air museum of Sète: if New York has its MOMA, Shanghaï its MOCA, Sète in all modesty has her open-air museum. We applause enthusiastically the initiative launched in 2008 by the festival K-LIVE of street-art. Every year, the star artist of the festival leaves a work on the walls of the city.
Result a tour around ten works among which those of Mr Chat, Epsylon Point, The Atlas, Chanoir, C215. Such big names of the street-art.

- Visit of the commercial port:
The commercial port of Sète opens its doors to you. A city in the city! By exploring the various zones by minibus, discover the history of the port of Sète, its trades and activities.

- Visit of the Saint Louis lighthouse:
Built around 1680, demolished in 1944 by German mines, it was rebuilt in 1948. Come to climb the 126 steps of this incredible belvedere and enjoy a 360-degree view on the commercial port, the marina and the old city.

- Discover the maritime heritage of Sète:
Let us tell you the story of fishing in Sète, from tuna fishing to small trades, finishing on board the Louis Nocca's trawler which welcomes you for a free visit (aquariums, videos and display panels about life at sea).