Aquae Mortuae in Latin - les eaux mortes - gave rise to Aigas Mòrtas in Occitan, then Aigues-Mortes in French. Although the small fortified town bordered the sea in the days of Saint-Louis, it is now separated from it by a vast 8,000-hectare salt works. From late spring through to summer, the saturated brine on the salt tables turns a pink that grows stronger with each passing day, clashing magnificently with the blue of the sky and the white of the salt. Colors captured in early June.
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