The image depicts the medieval fortified city of Aigues-Mortes, Gard, France, observed from a distance across a series of salt marshes and waterways

The image depicts the medieval fortified city of Aigues-Mortes, Gard, France, observed from a distance across a series of salt marshes and waterways. The sky is light blue with scattered, thin stratocumulus clouds. The extensive, light-colored stone city walls, featuring numerous rectangular crenellated towers and connecting battlements, stretch horizontally across the mid-ground, illuminated by direct sunlight. A calm body of water, likely a canal or a section of a salt marsh, lies immediately in front of the city walls, reflecting the sky. This water body is separated from the foreground by a strip of low-lying, dry, brownish-green scrub vegetation. In the immediate foreground, a dirt or gravel path is visible, with two weathered wooden posts connected by a taut light-colored rope, forming a barrier. Another narrow channel of water is present below the path. No people, vehicles, or overt human activity are present in the scene. The lighting suggests a clear day, with shadows indicating a low sun angle from the left.