Les Grottes du Régulus
Tours


The visit*
Possibility to visit on your own
A period of three-quarters of an hour, they allow to discover the story of Meschers’ cliffs from the origin to our times.
During this travel, the long and the short history to meet sometimes the legend…
- To our English, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italians friends, written translations are available.
- Touch tablets available to the deaf and hard of hearing.
*Possibility to buy your ticket, 48h in advance, to the one of 17 tourist office of the « Royannais country ».
Geology/Estuary

Geology
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
Restaurant

Restaurant "Des Fontaines"
The Man and the cliff

The Man and Meschers's cliff
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?