La Fleur de Sel

1 Take the small bridge and walk alongside the salt workers' huts, before turning right on the footbridge.
FLOWER OF SALT
Flower of salt is the 1st layer of white crystals that forms on the surface of the salt marshes thanks to the wind.
Its fine, iodised flavour makes it an ideal ingredient in cooking.

2 Continue along the path through the marshes. Take the time to look at the Gueffard mill on the right.
MOULIN GUEFFARD
This building has fallen into disrepair in recent years.
This mill may have once been a watchtower.

3 At the end of the path, turn left again and continue straight ahead on a narrow track, then take a path on the left as far as the impasse des Gabelous, at the entrance to the village of La Burelière.

4 Turn left into rue de la Burelière and, after the bend in the road, take the footpath on the left into the marshes. Continue until you reach a crossroads, where you take the path on the right towards the salt marshes.

5 Take the time to discover the statue of the salt carrier and continue straight ahead until you reach your car park.
THE SALT CARRIER
This oak statue from the Olonne forest, representing a salt carrier, was carved during the Fête des vieux métiers in 2008 and inaugurated in July 2009, before being restored a few years later.
It is the work of Jacques Pissenem, a chainsaw sculptor.