Sete

We had driven through Sete on several occasions since 1989, always admiring the place, but never able to find a parking place. On a couple occasions we camped on the beach south (west?) of Sete , an area now well developed, with a popular aire. But in 2017, I was determined, and with Le Duc, better described as Le Petit Duc, only 5.4 meters long, we indeed found a place and enjoyed a day exploring this large Mediterranean fishing town.

Yes!

It's not an old town but it has its charm

Especially if you like scenes like this

A town of canals, quais

Monument to the unknown octopus; see below

The local dish is Tielle Setoise; that is, a pastry
(like a pasty, to Montanans) filled with minced
octopus in a red sauce

Street scene

Ditto

The TI as well as the guide books said the best place for tielle, and oysters, was
the market, so there we went, and above is my tielle; I like octopus as long as it
does not look like octopus

And the remains of half a dozen oysters (the shrimp already gone); I was in heaven

Not exactly a restaurant, but popular

Later, we took in the brocantes market in the big square

And walked around

Mediterranean color

Interesting decor on the parking garage above the market

Outside the stripey shoppe

Street scene

Grand Canal

Photo of the town's annual boat jousting tournament

Street sweeper

Not a whole lot of interesting architecture

But some; so glad we finally got to see, do, eat Sete