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Those
who have witnessed the winds raise real tempests over the Thau lagoon,
sometimes with levels that resemble tides , will not be surprised
to hear people talk about this body of water as if it were the sea.
The development of the oyster and mussel farming industry have fortunately
not destroyed the authenticity of this region .One can still admire
the picturesque sights of fishermen's boats and the old salt pits
which glisten at sun rise.Salt pits which are set against the practically
uninhabited narrow off- shore strip on which the Listel vineyards
are cultivated.
Salt,
as an essential product has been an influencing factor in the peopling
of the shores; the Bassin de Thau , like the the neighbouring lagoons
of the Languedoc region , enjoyed precocious settlements as of the
neolithic age.
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