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Musée de l’Histoire Maritime de Bordeaux

Bordeaux


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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