IGY Sète Marina is the rising star of the Mediterranean – and it’s easy to see why.

July, 29 2024

Lively and authentic French port near the stunning Camargue natural park.

Wonderful wine and fresh seafood on your doorstep.

Luxury superyacht marina with exceptional service.

With the annual clamour to visit dazzling destinations such as Cannes, St Tropez and Monaco, it’s easy to overlook the thriving little port of Sète, mid-way along France’s Mediterranean coast.

Superyacht owners and captains unaware of the attractions of Sète are missing a trick. This thriving fishing port provides a gateway to 12kms of sandy beaches, exquisite food and wine, historic castles and cities and one of France’s most celebrated natural habitats.

The icing on the cake is IGY’s luxury marina, just steps from the centre of town, with its acclaimed in-water shipyard services, megayacht berths and exceptional service.

Discover the beauty of South West France

Centrally located between Barcelona and the Côte d’Azur, Sète is an enticing and refreshingly different stopover for large vessels on route from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, and vice-versa.

Indeed, owners, captains and crew who visit Sète for the first time are often astonished by what the town and region have to offer.

Sète is surrounded by France’s biggest wine region and lies just along the coast from the world-famous naturist resort of Cap d’Agde. , you can glimpse the wild horses and pink flamingos of the Camargue, or visit the incredible medieval walled city of Carcassonne.

Known as the Little Venice of the Languedoc thanks to its network of canals, Sète provides a completely different experience to its more famous and glitzy counterparts down the coast.

A place to relax and savour

Here, the emphasis is on life’s simple pleasures, from sampling fine white wine and oysters harvested locally to strolling along the colourful quay and popping into the main food market – one of the best in France – to try regional cheeses and delicacies.

Commenting on the local cuisine, Jérôme Cuaz, General Manager of IGY Sète Marina, says: “The Côte d’Azur offers the glamour of champagne and caviar, but in Sète you can enjoy truly authentic white wine and oysters.”

For a more formal dining experience, Sète boasts two Michelin-starred restaurants while the beautiful city of Montpellier, with its buzzing bars and restaurants, and attractive shopping streets, is easily accessible.

A game changer

 An attractive port of call, Sète also makes commercial sense. The fishing port is well connected, with two airports just over 30km away (Montpellier and Béziers), and high-speed train connections to Paris, London, Amsterdam and Barcelona.

Moreover, IGY Sète Marina features a superb in-water shipyard designed for the largest superyachts in the world, where repairs and maintenance can be carried out more quickly and cost-effectively than some traditional shipyards.

The marina provides totally secure dockage, accessible by card only, wide berths and crane resources for provisioning, maintenance and emergency repair. And the ancillary services provided by the IGY team are second to none, from private vehicle hire to wine tastings, boat trips along the canals, and tours into the breathtaking Occitanie region.

IGY Sète Marina is certainly proving a hit with superyacht owners, captains and crew. A captain who recently docked at the marina when returning from the Caribbean, commented on the “great facilities” and “extremely helpful and friendly IGY team”. Recommending both the marina and local area, the captain said there was “plenty to see and do around Sete to keep [the] crew occupied”, with “good proximity to Montpellier and Béziers airports”.

Sète has emerged as an ideal choice for maintenance and repairs in the shoulder months, but with so much to offer in this fascinating area, it certainly merits a stopover during the summer months too.

For more information visit IGY Shipyard Services and IGY Sète Marina.