The oppidum of Saint-Blaise is a major archaeological site in the western Mediterranean, located in the town of Saint-Miter-les-Remparts, near Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. The site can be visited for free from Tuesday to Sunday.
Established at the northern end of the Castillon plateau, near the sea, the Berre and Crau lakes, the Pourra, Citis, Lavalduc, d'Engrenier, Rassuen and Olivier ponds and the stomach, the oppidum is located in a majestic environment and one of the most steeped in history in all of Provence and which, with the salt drawn from these ponds, was probably the initial reason for its foundation.
A Hellenistic wall reinforces the natural defenses - large vertical cliffs - offered by the site. The oldest traces of human occupation date back to the 5th millennium BC. AD . On this Celto-Ligurian oppidum, the Etruscans created a trading post in the 7th century and began trading in salt collected there. The city enjoyed great prosperity in Etruscan and Greek times. It then produced a quality salt. She was a competitor for Marseille for a while. The oppidum was inhabited until the 14th century. The last inhabitants left the old city in 1390, to settle in Saint-Miter.
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Alain

June 4, 2023

U-turn in the oppidum because it is surrounded by fence then impassable path in the descent above the Etang du Pourra, charred trees and many branches on the way... So some parts to avoid especially in VAE ...

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October 25, 2016

The oppidum of Saint-Blaise is a major archaeological site in the western Mediterranean, located in the town of Saint-Miter-les-Remparts, near Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone. The site has been classified as a historic monument since September 16, 1943.
Located at the northern end of the Castillon plateau, near the sea, the pond of Berre and the Crau, the ponds of Pourra, Citis, Lavalduc, Engrenier, Rassuen, Olivier and the Stomach, the oppidum is located in a majestic environment and most loaded with history of all Provence and which, with the salt taken from these ponds, was probably the initial reason for its foundation.
A Hellenistic enclosure reinforces the natural defenses - important vertical cliffs - offered by the site. The oldest traces of human occupation date back to the 5th millennium BC. AD . On this Celtic-Ligurian oppidum, the Etruscans created a trading post in the seventh century and undertook the salt trade collected on the spot. The city enjoyed great prosperity in Etruscan and Greek times. She was producing quality salt. She was for a moment the competitor of Marseille. The oppidum was inhabited until the fourteenth century. The last inhabitants left the old city in 1390, to settle in Saint-Miter. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_de_Saint-Blaise

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