Fishermen’s quaysides | Office de Tourisme de Palavas-les-flots

On the return from the open sea

COME TO MEET THEM

Every morning on the docks

At 9 o’clock, the two quays come to life … The boats come back to the port and each fisherman present at his stall proposes his fresh fish, caught in the night, the fruit of local, artisanal and reasonable fishing.

Come and discover the catch of the day!

As the seasons go by, cuttlefish, red mullet, sea bream, tuna, sole or whiting come together at the stall and on our plates.

Sale from 9am (weather permitting)

“A small job”

This is the term used to describe all small fishing vessels, at sea or in the lagoons, who practice a hand-craft and well thought out activity on the coast.

Punctuated by the seasons and the movements of the fish, this practice is based on intimate knowledge of the the species behaviour.

Here, a handful of passionate and willful men honour the work of their fathers and continue a difficult and demanding profession; they are the essential actors of the local life and it is their activity that forms the character to Palavas.