Martigues

 ville, zone urbaine

zone urbaine de la ville de Martigues

There's a touching scene on the seafront of Martigues, on the Provencal coast of southern France.
A little girl, probably six or seven sits eating a large bowl of mussels. She holds an empty bivalve mussel shell in her hand, using it as tweezers, or pincers, to grab the meat dextrously out of other mussel shells, popping the meat into her mouth.
She's done this before.
The mussels are done in a white wine and garlic sauce. The aroma, wafting about in the evening sea breeze of Mediterranean mid-summer, is moving.
Next to her, mama has her own bowl, as does little sister, on the other side of mama. Little sister needs help.
Mama's friend is there with her own daughter, and papa turns up after work for his share, too.

After the mussels, they're on to the sardines.,on a hot summer day ( mainly in August ) tourist will visit the area around the edge of the lake to enjoy the fried sardines that are still fresh off the fishing boats, of course, is interesting not only enjoy but also sardines fried fish served as much FREE wine beverages that you are still able to drink even until you got a little drunk ... hahaha LOL, and after that you will not be difficult to get along with friendly people who are there. Welcome to visit Martigues....

Welcome to summer in southern France. Welcome to the sardine festivals of the Provencal seaports, just west of Marseille.