One of the few plain lakes in France, Ethan de To is in the province of Languedoc-Roussillon, almost at the very border with Spain . The lake is separated from the Mediterranean by only a narrow spit - so that the water in the Ethan de Tho is salty than the flamingos and waterfowl rush to find a large supply of fodder in the lake . Despite the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and its bustling summer resorts, the Lake Ethan de Tau offers tourists a measured rest without vacation "Ugar" with a few nice "chips", among which sources of thermal water and magnificent oysters and mussels directly from the lake .
How to get to the lake Ethan-de-To
The main city of Ethan-de-To-Balaruc-le-Ben is located 25 km from the capital province - Montpellier. Montpellier can be reached by TGV high-speed trains from Paris (3 hours 15 minutes), Lille (4 hours 50 minutes), Lyon (1 hour 40 minutes), Nice (4 hours). And there are regular regional buses from there to Balaruk.
Resorts Ethan-de-Too
History of the thermal resort of Balaruc-les-Bains dates back to Roman times, when legionaries, exhausted in battles for the empire, began to come here for treatment. Its thermal sources with a temperature of +50 ° C are used to receive water inside and various "external" procedures. Several beaches are located on the banks of the Ethan de Tho. And for the historical part of the resort, the mansions of the barons of Sevigne, the Gallo Romanesque basilica and the two churches meet.
More chambered resorts - Marsayan, Mez, Buzig and Set - offer a very (if not too) secluded rest: in the towns there are only a few boarding houses and guest houses; however, the beaches on Lake Etan-de-Too are very nice
Lake Ethan de To |
Lake Ethan de Tau, top view |
Lake Ethan de Tho at sunset |