Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Gironde

33970 Lège-Cap-Ferret

The Cape Ferret lighthouse, built in the 19th century and rebuilt in the 20th century, dominates the peninsula between the Arcachon Basin and the Atlantic Ocean, at Lège-Cap-Ferret in New Aquitaine.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Headlights classified as MH
33123 Le Verdon-sur-Mer

The Pointe de Grave Lighthouse, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is an iconic coastal masonry lighthouse, still in operation and listed as a historic monument since 2009.

Headlights classified as MH
33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret

The Cap-Ferret Lighthouse, built in 1840 and rebuilt in 1947, is an iconic lighthouse located in Lège-Cap-Ferret en Gironde, offering panoramic views of the Arcachon Basin and the Atlantic Ocean.

Headlights classified as MH
33123 Le Verdon-sur-Mer

The Cordouan lighthouse, an architectural jewel of the 17th and 19th centuries, is France's oldest remaining lighthouse. Located at sea 7 km from Verdon-sur-Mer in New Aquitaine, it combines maritime history and unique monumental heritage.