Musée de l’Histoire Maritime de Bordeaux

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Meet the shipowners, traders, explorers, navigators, poets and philosophers who contributed to the city's rich maritime history at this small, intimate museum, hidden away in a centuries-old Chartrons townhouse. Historic maps, navigational instruments and models of ships are among the fascinating exhibits that stretch from Roman to modern times.

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