Marina · Grimaud
Port Grimaud
François Spoerry's canal town of 1966 at the head of the gulf, built on the Giscle marshes
The architect François Spoerry bought marshland near the mouth of the Giscle in 1962 and spent three years drawing a lake town: islands and peninsulas were staked out with steel sheet piling and raised with the spoil of the canals, and the sea was let in afterwards. Work began in June 1966; the first 75 canal-side houses were delivered in the summer of 1967, and building went on in stages into the 2000s.
To make it look as old as any Provençal village, Spoerry reused tiles, beams, joinery and ironwork from a demolished quarter of Romans-sur-Isère. Mostly free of cars, it has its church, market square and shops, and water-buses tour the canals. It has carried the Patrimoine du XXe siècle label since 2001.
Port Grimaud is a marina in Grimaud. The ferry landing Navettes Maritimes is 200 m away (about 3 min on foot).
Nearby
- Ferry terminalNavettes MaritimesFerry terminal · Grimaud213 m
- Place of worshipÉglise Saint-François-d'AssisePort Grimaud's ecumenical church of 1969–1973, after the fortified churches of Camargue242 m
- RestaurantLa MarinaRestaurant · Grimaud244 m
- CaféFringaleCafé · Grimaud270 m
- HotelLe SuffrenHotel · Grimaud282 m
- RestaurantLe Relais des CochesRestaurant · Grimaud294 m
Sources
- Wikipédia (fr) : Port Grimaud
- Wikipedia (en): Port Grimaud
- Wikipédia (fr) : Grimaud (Var)
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)