Martigues

Martigues Canal de Caronte.

A direct translation from a Martigues Tourisme website reveals the coming after or as a result of. about Martigues:

Nicknamed the "Provençale Venice", Martigues is a item of passage between the Mediterranean Sea & the Sea of Martigues now Etang de Berre,to the Côte d'Azur. The charm of its canals, its docks as alive as bridges portrayed it "The Venice of Provence". Martigues possesses also its cooperative winery "La Venise provençale": Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, rosé, red as well as white wines, fruit juices and natural oils in the region. leading varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette.

History

Martigues was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence in 1232 on the likely site of the Roman camp Maritima Avaticorum.