Between the Sauvage ferry and Cacharel - Les Saintes Maries de la Mer

5 avenue Van Gogh - 13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer +33 (0) 4 90 97 82 55 info@saintesmaries.com www.saintesmaries.com

On the course you will be able to see guardian huts. A traditional Camargue dwelling, the cabin has whitewashed walls and a sagne roof (marsh reeds). The architecture of these cabins is original: straight walls on all sides except the one exposed to the mistral (north-west) which has an apse (rounded in shape) to provide less wind resistance. At the top of this apse, there is usually a cross or a horn that once served to secure the hut to the ground on windy days. The oldest dwellings in the Camargue, which have persisted to this day, are these typical huts, called gardian huts, wrongly because they were used for farmers, shepherds and fishermen alike. Nowadays, they are built for the pleasure of living in a house of tradition.

Free Schedule : • The ferry is in service in winter (October to March) from 7 am to 12 noon and from 1.30 pm to 7 pm. • For the summer season, the hours are from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is a crossing every 30 minutes; count 10 to 15 minutes extra on busy days.

The Petit-Rhône is an arm of the Rhône delta which marks the administrative boundary between the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitanie regions, between the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône (13) and Gard (30) and a more symbolic way between the Gard Camargue and the Grande Camargue. It separates from the Grand-Rhône north of Arles to join the Mediterranean Sea near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

Descent of the Petit Rhône by canoe kayak (Green kayak).