The Port Musée of Douarnenez !!!

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The town of Douarnenezis located at the bottom of the Bay of Douarnenez, and is part historically of theCornouaille.  For info it is only 120 km from my house, I was just there again for the memories of always now coming back with my sons and dog Rex, Many beautiful sights but we came up with the main ones me think, Therefore , let me tell you about the Port Musée !!! Do read my several posts on the town in my blog, Hope you enjoy the post as I.The beautiful wonderful Douarnenez in neighboring dept 29 of Finistére in my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. 

Douarnenez port musee front oct23

You have the wonderful Port-musée,by Place de l’Enfer with real boats on display showing you the boating history of the town as well expos, and videos. right across from the harbor entrance and the pleasure marina of Port-Rhu.  The Port-Rhu, a veritable conservatory of ancient boats, which illustrates the maritime life of Douarnenez. The Port-Museum opens again at the beginning of the year 2 000, with a more important budget.

Douarnenez port Rhu boats and Pont de Port Rhu oct23

Douarnenez port musee boat 1 oct23

The Port Musée was inaugurated in May 1993, is located at Port-Rhu on the old Pouldavid ria which separates Douarnenez and the Tréboul district. It took over from the former Boat Museum, opened in 1985 at the initiative of the local association Treizour created in 1979. In 1986, the association donated to the town of Douarnenez its collection of hulls collected since its creation and the museum became municipal. The port museum is dedicated to boats and men from Brittany and elsewhere. It has a national reference collection.

Douarnenez port musee boat 2 oct23

The port museum, installed in a former sardine cannery, has a collection of early boats, pleasure boats, fishing boats as well as a multitude of objects. The afloat museum, open from April 1 to the end of October, is unique in France. The 5 boats open to visitors can be discovered in the Port-Rhu ria, near Tristan Island. The pier was renovated in 2006.

Douarnenez port musee boat 3 oct23

At the Port Musée three subjects: fishing, cabotage and pleasure craft. The visit is carried out using films and audio guides. It presents various temporary exhibitions, on themes linked to navigation or the sea. These exhibitions are installed for a period of 4 to 24 months and sometimes created in partnership with associations. Activities, free on presentation of the ticket entry, are offered in the summer and during each school vacation. From mid-July to mid-August, activities are offered every day: visit to the history of Douarnenez and sardine fishing, meeting with former sailors to discover net mending but also sail tanning, seamanship, etc., as well as tastings of local products…

Douarnenez port musee boat 4 oct23

The afloat museum, open from April 1 to the end of October, is the first in France before that of Dunkirk !! The museum landing stage has the following boats on display: The Anna-Rosa, a Norwegian sailing coaster, Le Dieu Protège, a Breton barge from 1951, Roi Gradlon, former beaconer of Morbihan lighthouses and beacons, the Saint-Denys, a British steam tug from 1929, the Arab dhow Nizwa (from the Sultanate of Oman), the An Eostig, sardine boat from 1993. The Flimiou, former port service boat, the seaweed boat L’Estran, which exploited kelp around the Île de Sein, At the Museum reserve you have more such as the Scarweather, a lightboat of English origin, renovated in 2008, Survival boat from the container ship Rokia Delmas, stranded in 2006. The Richard-Marika, longline filleter who operated from Île d’Yeu under the name of P’tit Gars, then in Morlaix, Brest and Camaret, The Notre-Dame des Vocations, a tuna boat from Audierne from 1962. The Notre-Dame de Rocamadour, a Breton lobster boat from 1959, And ,Le’Northdown, a 1924 Thames sailing barge, at the Port-Rhu boat cemetery due to lack of restoration.

Douarnenez port musee boat Roi Gradlon oct23

Douarnenez port musee boat on river deck ticket ofc oct23

Douarnenez port musee boats on river oct23

The official Port Musée: https://www.port-musee.org/

The City of Douarnenez on its maritime history: https://www.mairie-douarnenez.fr/decouvrir/histoire-et-patrimoine/maritime.html

The Douarnenez tourist office on the Port Musée: https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/decouvrir/patrimoine-et-culture/patrimoine-maritime/le-port-musee/

There you go folks, a dandy coastal town with plenty to see, Doaurnenez is hidden in a harbor off the beaten path trail but worth the detour me think . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Port Musée as I

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

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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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