Aigues-Mortes

Pink colour of the salt marshes varies in intensity due to the concentration of salt & the presence of minute algae - eaten by brine shrimp, which are eaten by flamingos giving their feathers a pink colour.

European Adventure 2013

August 30th 2013
As most of the cycling group were heading towards yet another Mediterranean beach (always disappointing by Australian standards!), we opted to explore an area of salt production in the Aigues-Mortes salt marshes. This was only a 15 min bike ride from where the boat was moored and proved to be incredibly interesting and scenic…a beautiful range of colours in the ponds of different salt concentrat ... read more

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