Anou al Moris
🏛️ Culture, history & markets · Tamarin
Tamarin salt pans
Traditional sea-salt pans at the entrance of Tamarin, where salt is still made by hand, with the mountains behind.
🚗 From the villa5 min · 3.2 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed15 min – 30 minnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceFree
Since the 1830s, sea water has been pumped into these shallow basalt-lined basins and evaporated by the sun of the dry west coast. Workers, often women, rake and carry the white salt in baskets. The pans are especially photogenic in the late afternoon light, with the Tourelle du Tamarin behind.
A 15-minute stop 5 minutes from the villa; the shop sells the salt.
- Hand-harvested sea salt
- Great late-afternoon photos
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 5 min (3.2 km) off-peak. Roadside on the Royal Road. Directions in Google Maps ↗
- 🚲 Bike: close enough to cycle along the coast road (take care with traffic).
Tips
- 💡 Ask before photographing the workers, and don't walk on the pans.