Sète is a major port in the southeast French region of Languedoc-Roussillon.Known as theVenice of Languedocand the singular island(inPaul Valéry's words), it is a port and a seaside resort on the Mediterranean with its own very strong cultural identity, traditions, cuisine and dialect. It is also the hometown of artists likePaul Valéry,Jean Vilar,Georges Brassens, Gregory Del Piero,Hervé Di Rosa,Manitas de Plata, andRobert Combas.