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Early human at the Meze Museum on the Development of Man. The museum is to be found next to the Dinosaur Museum, the two museums share the same parking lot and entrance.
Updated Oct 6, 2010
Most spectacular find, believe it or not, are these authentic dinosaur eggs, that have been found in situ (i.e. on this very spot).
Written Oct 6, 2010
Dinosaur, this appears to be some kind of raptor, defending his or her eggs. To be seen at the Meze Dinosaur Museum.
Updated Oct 6, 2010
What to do at Meze? I know what we did, we visited the Dinosaur Museum and the Museum on the Development of Man. It was great fun! The two of us paid Euro 26 to be admitted to both exhibitions.
Updated Oct 6, 2010
Website: http://www.golanguedoc.com/best-kids-activities/kids-in-france-dinosaur-museum.html
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La Maison du Pêcheur is a large restaurant managed by a family of fishermen. It stands near the bottom of the harbor, on the left.
We had dinner several times in la Maison du Pêcheur and what I will show in my restaurant tip is not one dinner but several!
Written Jan 4, 2010
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Given that the water is shallow, the harbor of Mèze is only for local small boats and occasionally for a few shallow draught yachts like the catamaran on the far left of the first photo. The Bassin de Thau is not really the best place for sailing.
Written Jan 4, 2010
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On this photo, Méze is seen from the other side of the Bassin de Thau, from west to Sète, just before dawn. The city spreads along the shore of the Bassin. The harbor (see next tip) is on the far right of the photo.
Written Jan 4, 2010
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La Maison du Pêcheur is a large restaurant managed by a family of fishermen. It stands near the bottom of the harbor, on the left.
Favorite Dish: Photo 1. Zarzuella is the Languedoc counterpart of the Provence bouillabaisse. Sorry, it was so yummy that we began to serve and eat before I had taken the photo. In the beginning, the dish was full and was for two! Several kinds of fishes, mussels, shrimps and squids are cooked in a broth with tomatoes, saffron and other seasonings. It is served with boiled potatoes and (next photo)
Photo 2 with garlic seasoned mayonnaise, grated cheese and grilled slices of bread.
Photo 3 shows one serving. Each of us had several servings, one after the other from the main dish.
Photo 4. “Plateau de fruits de mer” is an assortment of raw shells : oysters, mussels, venus shells and cooked shrimps.
Photo 5. In “Plateau de fruits de mer chaud”, there are about the same shells but the oysters have been added with a cheese sauce and grilled, the mussels and other shells have been grilled with a mixture of butter, garlic and parsley. Half a tomato sprinkled with the same mixture is grilled, together with shrimps. It is delicious, as everything else!
Written Jan 4, 2010
Address: 8 Quai Augustin Descournut, 34140 MÈZE
Phone: 33 4 67 18 87 78
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The museum has on display artifacts that were dug out of the site. The villa was inhabited for 600 years, which means that along this period of time, there were several additions. However, they have made a model of the villa when it was at its best, with 1000 m2 of floor, which means that it was a large villa, dedicated mostly to wine making.
Written Jan 4, 2010
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Loupian is a small village with 1.500 inhabitants, 1.5 km north to Mèze. The outstanding “Villa Gallo-Romaine de Loupian”, though standing on the territory of Loupian is closer to Mèze than to Loupian village. It is actually just outside the city center of Mèze.
A large Gallo-Roman villa was dug 30 years ago, along Via Domitia that connected Italy to Spain. The site has been wonderfully preserved: a large structure has been built over the remains of the villa. It has a gallery around, that allows to have a view on the mosaics from every side. Sorry, photos are forbidden inside the structure but the website gives a fair account of what to see.
There is a small museum that can be visited while you wait for the next guided tour of the villa.
The web site is only in French but at the entrance, they have leaflets in English, German and Dutch. Upon previous booking guided visits in English are available.
This is an outstanding site, a must see for those interested in Roman antiquity. It is one of the few places where mosaics are presented in situ. The guides are very efficient and know very well their subject. The groups do not have more than 15-20 visitors at a time, which allows to take full advantage of the explanations.
Guided tours (45 minutes) start at 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM and 6 PM (july and august only), 4.60 euros
Closed in January and on Tuesdays.
Written Jan 4, 2010
Phone: 33 4.67.18.68.18
Website: http://villaloupian.free.fr/
Mèze, oysters and mussel nurseries.
Mèze, Mesa in Occitan, is a 10.000 inhabitants city on the Bassin de Thau. It is a very old city, and as well as Agde, it was built by the Greeks, Vith BC. The city is mostly dedicated to mussels and...
Meze, we visited the Dinosaur Museum in the afternoon, after our walk on the slopes of Mount Gardiole, 21 May 2010. Great lifelike replicas of dinosaurs (see tips), also exhibition on the development...
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