Guérande Salt Marshes Must-see
A checkerboard of traditional basins where salt workers hand-harvest salt and the precious fleur de sel using age-old methods.
See on the map →A checkerboard of basins and canals shaped over more than a thousand years, the Guérande salt marshes carry on the artisan harvest of salt and fleur de sel, at the foot of a fully fortified medieval town.
Open Marais Salants de Guérande on the interactive mapA checkerboard of traditional basins where salt workers hand-harvest salt and the precious fleur de sel using age-old methods.
See on the map →A walled town entirely ringed by its 15th-century ramparts, one of the best-preserved fortified ensembles in France.
See on the map →A picturesque fishing port at the tip of the Guérande peninsula, between shipowners' houses and wild coastline.
See on the map →A discovery route through the salt pans, allowing visitors to observe the traditional work of salt workers in summer.
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