{"id":5315,"date":"2026-05-15T14:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaucamping.com\/?p=5315"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:28:26","slug":"salies-de-bearn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beaucamping.com\/en\/salies-de-bearn\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Salies-de-B\u00e9arn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visit Salies-de-B\u00e9arn<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

“White gold” is the soul of Salies-de-B\u00e9arn<\/strong>, a remarkable town in south-west France. The purity of its spring salt, naturally present beneath the Pyrenees for over 200 million years, has made its international reputation. Discover the special features of this town in B\u00e9arn des Gaves<\/strong>, in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques<\/a>, where water and salt come together beautifully, delighting food lovers, spa-goers and tourists alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A unique story rising from the depths\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning there was water\u2026 protected, ultra-pure underground waters, rich in 100% natural salt<\/strong>, extraordinarily concentrated in trace minerals. Legend has it that Salies-de-B\u00e9arn<\/a> owes its origin to the discovery of a salt spring during a boar hunt\u2026 Yet its history is far older, dating back to the Bronze Age. Archaeologists have shown that white gold then ensured the preservation of fresh produce<\/strong> and served as currency in Antiquity. From 1587, the operation of the Saltwater Fountain governed the drawing and processing of the salt water. The first salt works for food use opened in 1843. The Salt of Salies-de-B\u00e9arn<\/a><\/strong> was obtained by evaporating brine heated in open-air “salt pans”. These authentic production techniques and ancestral know-how are still alive today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The many powers of white gold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The water from the depths of Salies-de-B\u00e9arn is 10 times saltier than seawater<\/strong>. That’s what makes it so rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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