Aigues Mortes and the crusades of Saint Louis the king

The foundation of the walled town of Aigues Mortes at the mouth of the River Rhone has given rise to the re-creation of the context of the crusades promoted by French King Saint Louis. Using the current town as a starting point, the walls of which are in perfect condition, and the plan of the town as it was in the 13th century, as well as its situation in the estuary marshes, we see the rise and fall of a sea port created to serve foreign trade and act as a departure point for ships leaving for Jerusalem.

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