Musée de l’Histoire Maritime de Bordeaux

Meet the shipowners, traders, explorers, navigators, poets and philosophers who contributed to the city's rich maritime history at this small, intimate museum(museehistoiremaritimedebordeaux.fr; adult/child €10/free), hidden away in a centuries-old Chartrons townhouse. Historic maps, navigational instruments and models of ships – all donated by local families – are among the fascinating exhibits that stretch from Roman to modern times.