We come by here always, we eat here , enjoy it here ,ride boats here, and do shopping galore on many items yet I need to tell you more, I have come back in my road warrior mode and new picture taking and always a good idea to tell you about my capital City of Vannes or Gwened (Breton) in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56, in my lovely Bretagne,and my belle France. I like to tell you more of the beautiful Le Port of Vannes ,part V !!! , awesome, a must to visit , wonderful indeed,to the left below pic our favorite parking for free! Hope you enjoy this post as I.
There are a couple worth mentioning as the ports of Vannes: There is the Commercial port located just upstream of the old Kerino swing bridge, infrastructure that allows vehicles to reach the east of the city towards the innovation park, any and the city of Séné and this in order to relieve congestion traffic in the city center, the quays of the commercial port welcome the goods which arrive in Vannes after crossing the Gulf of Morbihan. This has now converted to a promenade as motor vehicules must pass under the Kerino tunnel, The pleasure boats marina which houses of course pleasure boats and at the exit of the marina, the Gulf Park is the starting point for boat trips to the islands of the Gulf of Morbihan and off the continental shelf in the Atlantic ocean,
Another nice area is the Place Gambetta square, of hemispherical layout, marks the end of the port of Vannes and puts it in contact with the historic center by the Porte Saint-Vincent (see post) ,It divides the canal marina into two sections which are the Rive Droite or Right Bank – Faubourg de Kaër neighborhood which has the impecable Promenade de la Rabine located on the right bank of the port, the Promenade de la Rabine is made up of a long alley of trees that stretches for nearly 800 meters between the port esplanade and the north and the quays of the commercial port to the south. The term rabine is of Breton origin, it means “alley planted with trees”. And the Rive Gauche or Left Bank – Faubourg de Calmont neighborhood, Much older as from the Middle Ages, along the road linking Séné to Vannes (current road D199 and rue Monseigneur Tréhiou), Calmont was an extra-muros suburb occupied in particular by bargemen and fishermen. Calmont included the city’s quarries, lime and tile kilns. You can access the walled city through the Porte de Calmont ; located after the Port Authority (capitainerie or harbormaster), the Left Bank is the subject of an ongoing redevelopment project.
The Le Port is a lively and urban district of Vannes, covering an area of 1.5 km². It has many corners of greenery such as the Parc de la Garenne, the Butte de Kérino and the Jardin de Limur.(see posts). The port of Vannes is a commercial port, a passenger port and a marina located north of the Gulf of Morbihan along a 1,200 meters channel in a south-north direction, which leads the boats from the commercial port of Pont-Vert in the floating basin, at the foot of the Porte de Saint-Vincent gate (see post), gateway to the old town section of Vannes.
The Marina has a capacity to host 280 boats on pontoons. It can accommodate 34 boats on dead body. The captaincy of the marina welcomes you: From January to mid-April and from mid-October to December and from 9h to 12h and from 15h to 17h, Monday to Saturday (excluding public holidays). Mid-April to end of June and September to mid-October 8h to 12h and 15h to 18h, Monday to Saturday (excluding public holidays). And In July and August From 8h to 12h and from 15h to 19h, 7 days a week.
The port of Vannes has a visitor area for your stopovers with 60 places available. Popular with locals and visitors alike boaters and tourists thanks to its location in the heart of the city, the Marina is equipped with many facilities: harbormaster cultural kiosk, tourist office, green area and underground parking le Port. Lovely areas indeed. And one of our favorite parking spots is up this promenade! for free!!
The port of Vannes is a wet basin, maintained at a minimum depth of 2.10 meters by a lock gate, whose opening beaches follow the tide times. Furthermore, access to the port is also constrained by crossing the old Kérino bridge built over the channel, downstream from the lock gate. This opens only at the times indicated, and only if boats are ready to cross it. It is therefore imperative, for each ship, to anticipate its movements to enter and leave the port of Vannes.
The Pont de Kérino is a swing bridge crossing the channel of the port of Vannes downstream of a lock gate done in 1988. The city of Vannes decided to replace it with a tunnel; the Tunnel de Kérino done in 2016.
A bit of history I like tells us that in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Vannes was located in the middle of an agricultural wealth which played in favor of its port. In 1604, a new quay was built on the right bank. At the time when the Parliament of Brittany went into exile in Vannes, the flow of the river was slowed down by the accumulation of mud. To solve the problem, a hunting lock was built upstream from Porte Calmont. In 1754, new problems forced the city to build a new hunting lock. To facilitate the docking of boats, new quays were built at the same time. Since 1977, a tide gate has guaranteed a deep water basin and can accommodate up to 230 boats.
The official port of Vannes: https://port-de-vannes.com/fiche-pratique-de-votre-port/
The city of Vannes on the Port and pl Gambetta: https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/le-port-et-la-place-gambetta
The Gulf of Morbihan Tourist Office on Le port of Vannes: https://www.golfedumorbihan.co.uk/fiche/port-de-vannes-en/
There you go folks, something nice around boats, history, architecture, the sea what else do you want ! I am always around here just sublime ! Again, hope you enjoy this post on Le Port of Vannes, part V as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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