Visit of the lighthouse, its museum and initiation to fishing on the carrelet

Name: Visit of the lighthouse, its museum and initiation to fishing on the carrelet
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Phare de Richard

Discover the exceptional site of the Richard Lighthouse. From the top of its tower, you can admire a 360° view overlooking the estuary of the Gironde and the Médocaine mattes. At the foot of the light

Sunday 17 September 2023, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©B. Laborde

Discover the exceptional site of the Richard Lighthouse. From the top of its tower, you can admire a 360° view overlooking the Gironde estuary and the Médocaine mattes. At the foot of the lighthouse, a museum welcomes you and makes you discover the site’s past, the oyster farming activity of yesteryear and different themes around the estuary. The visit is completed by an introduction to fishing on the carrelet educational of the Association communale du Phare de Richard (with possibility of fishing according to the times of the tides).

About the location

Phare de Richard

Passe du phare, 33590 Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Former lighthouse of maritime signalling located on the edge of the «Polders of Holland» of the Médoc including a museum and having a panoramic view on the estuary of the Gironde.
The visit to the site includes a fishing floor, the lighthouse, the museum, as well as comments on the environment, fishing, oyster farming and maritime signage. It is possible to climb to the top of the lighthouse.