Escal'Atlantic, Saint-Nazaire

Name: Escal'Atlantic
Address: Saint-Nazaire, France

#2 among attractions in Saint-Nazaire

Museum, Maritime museum, History museum

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Escal'Atlantic, is a museum that explores the historic ocean liner experience in Saint-Nazaire, France. The museum is found inside the former German World War II submarine pen in the harbour of the city port. It tells the history of the ocean liner, allowing the visitor to wander the insides of an "ocean liner" from the past by visiting areas of a vessel and by means of artefacts. ()

Alternative names: Established: 22 April 2000 (24 years ago)Visitors per year: 1.3 mil.Coordinates: 47°16'48"N, 2°12'0"W

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Nearby attractions include: Saint-Nazaire submarine base, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Suite de triangles, Dolmen des Trois Pierres.

~1650 ftS
Museum, Military base, Maritime museum
Saint-Nazaire submarine base, Saint-Nazaire
8 min walk • Nestled in the coastal city of Saint-Nazaire, France, the Saint-Nazaire submarine base stands as a haunting historical landmark, a stark reminder of the tumultuous times of World War II. Built by the German navy between 1941 and 1942, this massive concrete structure...
0.6 miE
Ship
Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire
15 min walk • Chantiers de l'Atlantique is a shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. It is one of the world's largest shipyards, constructing a wide range of commercial, naval, and passenger ships.
~1770 ftS
Monuments and statues
Suite de triangles, Saint-Nazaire
9 min walk • Suite de triangles is a work created in 2007 by the Swiss artist Felice Varini. It is located in Saint-Nazaire, France. Like many of Varini's works, it is an anamorphosis, in this case a sequence of red triangles, which can only be properly...
~1500 ftW
Historical place, Ruins
Dolmen des Trois Pierres, Saint-Nazaire
8 min walk • The dolmen of Trois Pierres, also called dolmen trilith or dolmen of the Priory or dolmen of Bois-Savary, is a dolmen located in the commune of Saint-Nazaire, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, in France.

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Nearby attractions include Dolmen des Trois Pierres, Saint-Nazaire (8 min walk), Saint-Nazaire submarine base, Saint-Nazaire (8 min walk), Suite de triangles, Saint-Nazaire (9 min walk), Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire (15 min walk).