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Start the walk on Rue Jules Valles between Rue Raspail and Avenue Victor Hugo. For access to the walk and parking, see the ‘Practical Information’ section.
(S/E) From Rue Jules Valles, turn right onto Avenue Victor Hugo and walk to the Canal de la Peyrade bridge; cross it and turn left onto Quai Rhin et Danube. Continue until you reach the first street on the right, Rue de Tunis.
(1) Stroll along Rue de Tunis, admiring the street art murals; continue along Rue Pierre Sémard. Carry on along Rue Lazare Carnot for a few metres to the right to reach Quai d’Alger. Walk until you reach Rue de la Savonnerie on the right and follow it to the Pont de la Savonnerie, which marks the boundary of the Cadre Royal.
(2) Cross the Pont de la Savonnerie and turn left to walk along the harbour, first along the Quai Maximin Licciardi and then the Quai de la Consigne. At the roundabout, the Môle Saint-Louis begins on the left; walk along it to the Phare Saint-Louis, where you can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the old harbour on your left.
(3) A quick detour to the other side of the Môle Saint-Louis offers a view of the sea with trawlers passing by and the Théâtre de la Mer overlooking the scene. Then head back to the roundabout, go round it on the left to join the start of the Promenade Jean-Baptiste Marty until you reach a flight of steps leading up to the left (before the arcades).
Climb the steps to reach Rue Caron. Stay on Rue Caron until you reach the steps leading up to the left, which take you to Place de l’Hospitalet. Walk the length of the square and admire the artists painting murals on the wall. At the far end, turn right and then right again to reach Rue Villaret-Joyeuse, which runs above the square, and head towards the Saint-Louis Deanery Church. From the square to the church, enjoy a panoramic view of the port of Sète.
(4) Climb the steps to the church forecourt, then head back down to Rue Pascal. Walk down the street until you reach Rue Garenne; turn left onto it to begin the climb. Then turn right onto Rue de Villefranche. Just before the school/secondary school, turn left onto Chemin du Mas Rousson and walk uphill to number 287. At this point there is a flight of steps on the left; the Chemin du Mas Rousson continues up these steps, which you should follow until you reach the Chemin de Saint-Clair, 381 steps further on. Turn right onto the Chemin de Saint-Clair and continue to the Mont Saint-Clair car park. Turn right towards the panoramic viewpoint.
(5) Stop off at Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette to admire the original paintings inside the chapel. Then head towards the cross for a panoramic view of the Étang de Thau and Sète. The view is lovely, but remember to carry on and head back down. To do this, at the start of the Chemin des Pèlerins, take the stairs on the Chemin de Biscan – not immediately to the right; it joins Rue de Belfort, which you should follow down, then Rue Louis Ramond and Rue Paul Valéry in succession, continuing on this route until you reach Place de la Pieuvre (or Place du Pouffre, or even Place du Poulpe, or Place Léon Blum, if it is not Place de la Mairie).
(6) From the square, turn left onto the pedestrianised street (Rue Gambetta, then Rue du 8 Mai 1945) until you reach Rue Gabriel Péri. Turn right onto this street and continue to Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny.
(7) Walk along Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny with the canal on your right, then continue along Quai de Bosc. At the police station, cross the canal via the Pont de la Bordigue and continue straight on to return to the starting point via Rue Jules Valles and its junction with Avenue Victor Hugo (S/E).
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