{"id":9020,"date":"2019-10-10T17:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T01:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=9020"},"modified":"2019-09-29T09:57:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T17:57:11","slug":"seta-france-abbey-of-valmagne-ancient-town-of-pezenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2019\/10\/10\/seta-france-abbey-of-valmagne-ancient-town-of-pezenas\/","title":{"rendered":"Seta France &#8211; Water Jousting &#8211; Abbey of Valmagne &#8211; Ancient Town of Pezenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of the cities during this 24 day Holland America Mediterranean cruise are located right by where the ship docks, and you just get off and visit the town. Seta, France isn&#8217;t one of the cities, and our ship was docked in a industrial area the required a bus ride to visit the interesting part of town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9026\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France1.jpg\" alt=\"Tourists in Pezenas, France are greeted by colorful statue\" width=\"939\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France1.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France1-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tourists are greeted by this &#8220;interesting&#8221; display in the ancient town of Pezenas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9027\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France2.jpg\" alt=\"Massive cranes great visitors to the Seta, France port\" width=\"939\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France2.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France2-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not every stop on the cruise is to the area where the fort defended the city against invaders. Sometimes we docked in the industrial area that is the port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9028\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France3.jpg\" alt=\"Workers at the Seta France port catch the line to tie off ship \" width=\"939\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France3.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France3-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Workers on the dock catch the lead to the rope that will secure us to the dock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9029\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France4.jpg\" alt=\"Older looking building the ancient city of Pezenas, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France4.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France4-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France4-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An older looking building the ancient town of Pezenas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9030\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France5.jpg\" alt=\"Art work for tourist to buy in the city of Pezenas, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France5.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France5-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France5-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stuff to sell to the tourist in Pezenas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9031\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France6.jpg\" alt=\"Coll\u00e9giale Saint-Jean - Pezenas, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France6.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France6-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France6-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ozj7Vb3wnYq__section-topappbar-title-and-subtitle\">\n<div class=\"ozj7Vb3wnYq__section-topappbar-title gm2-headline-6\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Interior photo of Coll\u00e9giale Saint-Jean in Pezenas, France.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ozj7Vb3wnYq__section-topappbar-right\">\n<div class=\"ozj7Vb3wnYq__section-topappbar-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9032\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France7.jpg\" alt=\"Abbey of Valmagne - France\" width=\"939\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France7.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France7-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France7-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Amazing lighting captured by talented photographer at the Abbey of Valmagne located near Villeveyrac, H\u00e9rault, in south-central France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9033\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France8.jpg\" alt=\"Seta France as seen from tour bus\" width=\"939\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France8.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France8-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France8-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Locals fishing in the town of Seta, France captured from a bus window as we drive by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9034\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France9.jpg\" alt=\"Waterways of Seta, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France9.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France9-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Seta-France9-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">While were weren&#8217;t in Seta for the water jousting festival de Saint Louis, this is the waterway where the event takes place.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the cities during this 24 day Holland America Mediterranean cruise are located right by where the ship docks, and you just get off and visit the town. 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