La Cité de la Mer |
50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France (Normandie) |
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Address |
Gare Maritime Transatlantique
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Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Opening times
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September - April: 10am - 6pm; April - June: 9.30 - 6pm; July + August: 9.30am - 7pm | ||||
Status from 04/2023
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Adult: 19,00 €; Child (5 - 17 years): 14,00 € Adultes: 19,00 €; Enfants de 5 à 17 ans inclus: 14,00 € |
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Contact |
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Homepage | www.citedelamer.com |
Location / Directions |
The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. By road: 1h15 hours from Caen 2h30 hours from Rouen, Rennes or Le Havre and 3h30 hours from Paris N13 road, or along the western coast road or through le Val de Saire. Once in Cherbourg follow signs to “Car Ferries / La Cité de la Mer” Free car park. By train: Paris St-Lazare / Caen / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Corail Intercités trains. The Centre is a 15-minute walk from the station. By Ship UK to Cherbourg Brittany Ferries Ireland to Cherbourg Irish Ferries |
Description | Wikipedia: It was opened in 2002 as a scientific and historical museum, around four axes: The Redoutable, first SSBN submarine of the French Navy, now a museum and the largest submarine in the world open to the public, a permanent exposition, a cylindrical aquarium, 8 metres wide and 10 metres high, which displays the successive marine life forms according to the depth, a great hall where temporary expositions are held, a new underwater expedition in a virtual, digitised building. |
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