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Salt cultivation
Experience
The culture around salt and salt marshes has become inextricably linked to the Charente landscape, and is now a symbol of Charente-Maritime heritage.
One of the world’s most refined salts
The Vendée monks on the Ile-de-Ré began using the salt marshes during the 12th century, but salt cultivation reached its peak in the 19th century. About a hundred salt workers still work the salt ponds. This piece of Ile-de-Ré culture is also a source of exceptional biodiversity that you can explore on foot or by bike.
ile de ré
At the tip of Île de Ré island
At the gateway to the Gorges de l’Ardèche
At the heart of the Giens Peninsula
A wild, rugged coastline