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The musée national de la Marine is located inside Brest Castle, an impressive medieval fortress. This is the city’s oldest monument, and a listed Monument Historique. The castle and its ramparts offer a breathtaking view of the roadstead and the Penfeld River. The museum’s collection retraces 17 centuries of the history of Brest arsenal and ocean-going fleets. Highlights of the many spectacular exhibits include masterpieces of ornamental carvings and naval construction.

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Closed for renovations until the end of April 2012
Château de Brest
29200 Brest
02 98 22 12 39

• Adults, full price: € 5,5 / audioguide included
• Concessions: € 4 / audioguide included
• Under 26s: free / audioguide € 2

• Audioguides in 5 languages
• Parking available nearby
• Book and gift shop
• Guided tours
• Late-night opening in summer and winter upon reservation.

The musée national de la Marine presents its collection in one of the most beautiful citadels on the French coastline. From the top of its ramparts, enjoy a clear view of the Lorient roadstead across to Groix island. The museum offers thematic spaces. The first houses unique artefacts on the theme of sea rescue. The second focuses on underwater archaeology, with remains from wrecks brought up from the ocean floor.

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May / August: 10 am - 6.30 pm, every day
September / April : 1.30 pm – 6 pm, every
day except Tuesday
Closed from December 16th to january
31st, and on May 1st
Opening hours in 2012 may be amended
Wheelchair access

Citadelle de Port-Louis
56290 Port-Louis
02 97 82 56 72

• Adults, full price*: € 6
• Concessions*: € 4,5
• Under 26s: free

* All tickets include the visit of the Compagnie des Indes Museum.
Free car-park, book and gift shop,
visitor guides in 3 languages

Situated at the heart of Rochefort's historic port, the museum bears witness to the town's military destiny. Its important collection of model ships, model dockyard machines and sculptures is an invitation to dream of distant oceans and faraway lands.

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Hôtel de Cheusses
1, place de la Gallissonnière

Open every day except in January , May 1 and December 25
October – april : 1 pm – 6.30 pm
May – june : 10 am – 6.30 pm
July- September : 10 am – 8 pm

• Adults, full price: € 5,5 / audioguide
• included
• Concessions: € 4 / audioguide included
• Twin tickets with Museum of the Old Medical School : full price, € 8, concession, € 6
• Under 26s: free

Audioguide in 5 languages
Book and gift shop
Guided tours with advance booking

One of the very few eighteenth-century cabinets of curiosity to have been preserved in its original environment. This unique legacy, both maritime and medical, portrays the history of medicine at sea and on foreign shores. As well as the library, visitors discover astonishing anatomical, surgical and natural history collections.

25 rue Amiral Meyer
17300 Rochefort

Open every day except in January, May 1 and December 25

• Twin tickets with Museum of the Old Medical School : full price, € 8, concession, € 6
• Under 26s: free

The musée national de la Marine stands in the entrance to the Arsenal, next to the Clock Tower. Discover the history of the port, conditions onboard convict ships, the daily life of sailors, and follow the operations of the French nuclear attack submarines. Highlights include two large models of eighteenth-century vessels, the control panel of the Clemenceau, and a model of the Charles de Gaulle.

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Place Monsenergue
Quai de Norfolk
83 000 Toulon

September – June: 10 am – 6 pm everyday, except Tuesday
July – August: 10 am – 6 pm every day
Closed on January, May 1st, and
December 25th

• Adults, full price: € 5,5 / audioguide included
• Concessions: € 4 / audioguide included
• Under 26s: free / audioguide € 2

Audioguide in 5 languages