Package definition [Combo Ticket 'Pass Patrimoine': Ecomusée + Submarine Base] - Stunning Saint-Nazaire

The massive submarine base, built as a defensive fortress by the German army during World War II, still dominates the harbour site today. The submarine pens are now home to tourist and cultural venues. Take a guided tour and uncover the mysteries of this huge monument!

• Duration: approx. 1¼ hours.
• The tour is in French.
• Meeting point: submarine base, near the Tourist Office.
• Booking recommended.
• Reduced price (on presentation of proof): students, job seekers, people with disabilities with one accompanying person.
• Tours recommended for all visitors aged 12 years and older.

Écomusée

The heritage museum Écomusée deals with the industrial and maritime history of Saint-Nazaire. It is an invitation to travel through time, to discover how the city’s privileged location between the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean has shaped its destiny. Collections, documents and scale models bear witness to the city’s extraodinary history. Self-guided tour, approximately 45 minutes. Booking essential.

More on this topic: “L’itinéraire bis de Mathilde”. Follow Mathilde from your smartphone, she reveals some of her favourites from the Collection. An interactive experience in French.

• The printed texts are available in French only. Non-French speaking visitors will be given a free information leaflet upon arrival (available in English, German and Spanish).
• Reduced price (on presentation of proof): students, job seekers, people with disabilities with one accompanying person.
• Free admission: the first Sunday of the month (except July and August).