Balade contée au Port de La Cotinière
Dates & opening times
Soit le matin, soit l'après-midi
Soit le matin, soit l'après-midi
Description
Come and discover the history of the fishing port of La Cotinière (7th in France and 1st in Charente-Maritime) through a guided tour.
Plunge into the heart of this ancestral profession: the history of the port (from the natural shelter 250 years ago, to the third "deep-water" basin, fishing (oars, sails then motors, hemp nets to selective trawls).
Discover the fleet of around one hundred boats and its 300 sailors; the difficulties and dangers of the seafaring trades; fishing techniques (trawls and pots, lines and nets); selectivity, species and regulations.
La Cotinarde, doyenne septuagénaire, the 20-meter-long L'Outsider, lifeboats (from L'Étoile de la Mer to L'Étoile Cotinarde), this walk will also take you into the daily lives of sailors, fishmongers and lifeguards... Come and meet these salty faces, ashore between two tides.
DURATION: 2h RATES: €8/€7*
Fridays at 9:30 am or 2:30 pm - Departure: La Cotinière chapel forecourt
Tracking
Balade contée au Port de La Cotinière Parvis de la Chapelle Notre Dame des Flots St-NicolasPort de La Cotinière17310, Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
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