Ride Day 10
Capestang → Sète
Mon, Sep 21
Distance 44 mi
Hand-coded elevation 230 ft
Tonight: Sète
Sète was built for a purpose. In 1666, Louis XIV backed a port here to give the Canal du Midi a way to reach the Mediterranean. Work began with the harbour and Saint-Louis jetty, and the port was marked on 29 July by a water-jousting contest. Trade grew slowly, then rose with wine traffic in the 19th century. Sète was not an old town adapted to a port; the port was why the town grew.
Water & Services
Mile 29.8
Fontaine Fraîche
Rue de la Fontaine Fraîche
This monumental fountain is a heritage curiosity. Very old, it retains its ancestral pumping machinery. A tap allows you to fill your bottles, and a sign indicates that the water is drinkable.