Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in New Aquitaine

Phare classé 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.

Phare classé MH
40170 Saint-Julien-en-Born

The Contis Lighthouse, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Saint-Julien-en-Born (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is an iconic 41.5-metre marine lighthouse, with a distinctive spiral black stripe added in 1937 to guide daytime navigation.

Magasin aux vivres
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.

Phare classé 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.

Phare classé MH
17110 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

The iconic lighthouse of the late 19th century, overlooking the Gironde estuary at Saint-Georges-de-Didonne. Maritime symbol combining classical architecture and turbulent history.

Phare classé MH
17590 Saint-Clément-des-Baleines

The Baleineaux Lighthouse, built between 1849 and 1854, is a 31 metre marine lighthouse located on a rocky strip northwest of Île de Ré, in New Aquitaine, designed by Léonce Reynaud.

Phare classé MH
17123 Île-d'Aix

The Aix Island Lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Charente-Maritime, is a set of two 25.3 metre twin towers, still in operation. This historic monument, automated and non-visitable, signals the marine dangers near Aix Island in New Aquitaine.

Phare classé MH
17940 Rivedoux-Plage

Chauveau Lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Rivedoux-Plage, Charente-Maritime, is a unique, manned, low tide lighthouse measuring 30.70 metres high.