Indigo Coast
Indigo Coast — 3 sites, 1 territory
Fleury d'Aude
Fleury d'Aude, the historic inland village; Saint-Pierre-la-Mer, the seaside resort; and Les Cabanes de Fleury, the old fishing village — together they form a preserved world where everyone naturally finds their place, in harmony with nature, the beach, the scrubland (garrigue) and vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see.
Fleury has been inhabited since antiquity. In the Middle Ages it took the form of a "castrum" (fortified village) built on a hill, dominated by the castle of the lords of Pérignan — the village's name at that time.
Saint-Pierre la Mer
Saint-Pierre-la-Mer is a family seaside resort where everything has stayed human-scale. What defines the resort is its long sandy beach (5 km), split in two by the Roc de la Batterie. On one side, the beach runs to the Pissevaches lagoon; on the other, to the "Brossolette" harbour.
Les Cabanes de Fleury
Les Cabanes de Fleury, a charming little harbour, were originally a fishing village made up of crude reed huts. Today it's a hamlet nestled among vast expanses of protected salt flats that guarantee authenticity and calm.Domaine de l’Oustalet
At the heart of 600 hectares of protected scrubland, lagoons, trails and untouched land lies the Domaine de l'Oustalet. Owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral (Coastal Protection Agency), it was restored by the town of Fleury. The old Languedoc farmhouse now serves as a reception point and starting point for many walking, horse-riding and mountain-biking routes.
It sits at the centre of a calm, shaded park, and the pony club and mini-farm — home to chickens, pigs, rabbits, goats and more — delight the youngest visitors.
Le Gouffre de l’œil Doux : a curiosity not to be missed
The Œil Doux sinkhole lies in a protected area within the Narbonnaise Regional Natural Park, by the Mediterranean. It's a must-see if you're spending time near Narbonne. This sinkhole is in fact a cenote — a deep natural well in karst terrain, wholly or partly filled with water. It's circular, around 14 metres deep, and swimming is prohibited — but the emerald expanse of water is stunning! It formed from the collapse of 40-metre-high limestone cliffs. The surface layer is fresh water, while the layer below is seawater, which explains the water's slightly brackish colour. A path runs right around the sinkhole, and hiking — on foot or by bike — is the main way to explore it.Le Mur des Abeilles
An old dry-stone beehive wall in the Clape massif, the Mur des Abeilles of Fleury d'Aude bears witness to traditional beekeeping in the Narbonne area. Its niches once housed hives made from hollow tree trunks known as "bucs."
This territory has a colour, a soul, a name: INDIGO COAST.