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Geology/Estuary
Geology
Between 140 to 65 million years (at the cretaceous), our latitudes were lulling by a tropical climate, waters used to cover our region. Meschers was under a shallow sea where was living many animal and plants species. At their death, shells and skeletons settled at this seabed. This finish to form a sedimentary pile. The cliffs still underwater are borned. With glaciations periods, we will have to wait the end of tertiary and quaternary era in order to water withdraw and finally the limestone cliffs of Meschers appearing openly.
Estuary of Gironde
It begins to Bec d’Ambès and finish to the points of Suzac and Grave. 75 km long, 12 km large at his maximum (in terms of Mortagne) and around 635 km², the estuary of Gironde is the biggest estuary of Europe. It is also the only estuary of France where two rivers merges together (Dordogne and Garonne).
Fishing
Fishing in the estuary
The meager (maigre) and his grunts, the small (pibale) or civelle (elver) and his amazing journey from the Sargasso sea, but also the European sturgeon which once was used to produce the « caviar d’Aquitaine » and today, his protection program.
Restaurant
Restaurant "Des Fontaines"
Former open-air café which received, in the XIXe century, the middle class in holiday on our coasts where the first sea bathing has grown more popular.
The Man and the cliff
The Man and Meschers's cliff
Used as a refuge by the Protestants « michelais » during religions wars, it’s at the end of XIX century that womens and mens are coming settle for a long period. At this moment, we speak about troglodytic caves. The reconstruction of an accommodation and many old post cards allows us to understand their lifestyle, based on a rural economy of proximity.
The fishing net
The fishing net on pontoon
This strange huts which populate our coasts.
The history of Regulus
The story of the Régulus, who's model make children and adults dream alike.
Cadet
The legend of Cadet
The legend of Cadet, who using his goat Belin during storms, lured the ships into sinking themselves on the cliffs. The shipwreckers, myth or reality?