The musée des Thoniers of Etel !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

In my road warrior mode let me bring you again to Etel in in my beautiful Morbihan of my lovely Bretagne and my belle France.   Etel! located 18 km from Auray, 30 km from Lorient and 30 km from Vannes, and it is 22 km from my house. I like to bring on the Musée des Thoniers, Hope you enjoy it as I.

Étel was the origin of the development of the sardines port, transforming the small fishing village into a small town. The presses of yesteryear are abandoned and it is to whom will create its fritterer, the easels allowing to dry the sardines before their preparation in order to put them in cans stretching all over the streets. This boom ended with the rarefaction of sardines from 1880, the sardine crisis culminating in 1902-1903. Etel reconverts to tuna fishing on Dundee boats and mackerel fishing. 

An iconic fishing port from 1850 to 1960, Etel owes its fame to its high seas sailors, who braved the ocean to catch tuna and sardines. Today, these brave knights of the seas have their sanctuary in the museum.  The Musée des Thoniers is picturesque and authentic, this museum tells with emotion the great epic of the fishermen. Held by former volunteer sailors, this museum hoists the flag of the region’s vast maritime heritage. Crouching between the models, naval objects and period reconstructions, one discovers the shimmering life of the port, its ballet of trawlers, the rescues at sea but also the wind and tidal mills or the small coastal train… This museum of character, as picturesque as the Ria d’Etel, is also a place of inspiration for the many artists who exhibit there.

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The themes are shown as the maritime economy and the daily lives of seafarers; the natural phenomenon of the Barre d’Etel and its atypical semaphore; the Bombard affair and rescue at sea; the vast local historical and natural heritage; the surrender of the Pocket of Lorient to Etel… Marine objects, numerous naval and railway models and dioramas, works of art. Nice!

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The official musée des Thoniers: https://museedesthoniers.fr/

The city of Etel on location : http://www.mairie-etel.fr/fr/plan-de-ville

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist board on Etel: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/etel

There you go folks, another dandy spot in my beautiful Morbihan. Etel is worth the detour and the ambiance on shops and restos by the port and views of the Ria are awesome! Again, hope you enjoy the Tuna museum a historical addition to a fine small town.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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