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La Grande Motte
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Location
La Grande-Motte, Occitanie
Tips from locals
Innovatively styled, the town was developed by architect Jean Balladur in the late Sixties following plans to transform the quiet, sun-drenched beaches of the Languedoc coastline into unique tourist destinations. Unique isn’t really the word. Formerly a desert of sand dunes and lagoons, La Grande Motte is now an inimitable holiday resort with architecture that consists of giant mole hills (mottes in French), based on Inca pyramids in Mexico and the nearby 638m Pic St-Loup, which dominates the skyline in the Coteaux du Languedoc (Balladur cites both as inspiration).
Innovatively styled, the town was developed by architect Jean Balladur in the late Sixties following plans to transform the quiet, sun-drenched beaches of the Languedoc coastline into unique tourist destinations. Unique isn’t really the word. Formerly a desert of sand dunes and lagoons, La Grand…
Easy to get there -navette or bus ligne 1 from Tram stop Perol etang de l'or