Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Aquitaine

Headlights classified as MH
33990 Hourtin

The Hourtin Lighthouses, built in the 19th century in Hourtin, New Aquitaine, are two 27-metre brick twin towers, one of which remains active. Located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Lake of Hourtin-Carcans, they mark a coastal interval without light signal.

Maritime heritage
64210 Bidart

Guéthary's atalaye in Bidart is an 18th-century old watchtower, the only whale hunting vestige in New Aquitaine, transformed into an alignment fire in the 20th century.

Maritime light
64500 Ciboure

The upstream alignment light of the port of Ciboure, built in the 1930s, is a historic lighthouse located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, guiding the ships towards the port with a green alignment.

Maritime light
64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz

The downstream light of the port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century, is a lighthouse pointing to the entrance of the port, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in New Aquitaine.

Form of radub and dry dock
33000 Bordeaux

The two forms of Bordeaux refit, built at the end of the 19th century in the Bacalan district, are historic stone port infrastructure, intended for the maintenance of ships. Listed Historical Monuments in 2008, they testify to Bordeaux's maritime industrial heritage.

Food store
33000 Bordeaux

The food store of the Bordeaux Navy, a neoclassical building of the 18th century, was used to store food for crews. Located in the Basins district, it is now converted into a cultural and professional place.

24540 Monpazier

The fortified gate of Monpazier, built in the 13th century, is a medieval vestige located north of this bastide of the Périgord, in New Aquitaine. Classified as a Historical Monument, it bears witness to the defensive architecture of the time.

33350 Castillon-la-Bataille

La Porte du Midi, known as Porte de Fer, is a 13th century fortified vestige in Castillon-la-Bataille, New Aquitaine, the last witness of the medieval enclosure of the city.