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Plage des Aigues Douces

Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône · 13110

One of several small urban beaches on the Golfe de Fos, opposite the Fort de Bouc, with more glass than one collector could carry.

About Plage des Aigues Douces

A small town beach on the Golfe de Fos, facing the 17th-century Fort de Bouc across the channel. The steady supply of glass is put down to the area's long industrial harbour history.

Sea glass at Plage des Aigues Douces

A collector working these beaches in early 2025 found more glass than they could carry, some still embedded in the sand.

Visiting Plage des Aigues Douces

Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and follow the collecting rules above.
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      Last updated 24 October 2026

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