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The Saint-Louis tower
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: ©Chloé Scannapiéco - PNR Camargue
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This 15m high quadrangular tower was built with the white limestone quarries of Beaucaire or Fontvieille arriving by boat. Built in 1737 on the banks of the Rhone, it served as a lighthouse, customs post and protection against looters. It now houses the Tourist Office and the largest collection of stuffed birds in the Camargue. From the top of the tower, breathtaking 360 ° views of the mouth of the Rhone, the Canal Saint Louis, the city and the salt marshes.
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43.38439594.8048268
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Point of Interest updated on 30/11/2025
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IGN cards
3044OT - PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE PNR DE CAMARGUE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75033 - CAMARGUE ALPILLES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
TOP100D13 - BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE MARSEILLE AIX-EN-PROVENCE PARC NATIONAL DES CALANQUES PNR DES ALPILLES ET DE CAMARGUE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
D13-84 BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE VAUCLUSE
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR16 PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
EUROPE
Editor : IGN
Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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