Aquarium de La Rochelle -La Rochelle, France
N 46° 09.216 W 001° 09.018
30T E 642828 N 5112776
[FR] Né de la passion familiale pour le monde marin, sur trois générations, il est le fruit de 50 ans d’expérience. [EN] La Rochelle's number-one tourist attraction is this state-of-the-art family-friendly aquarium.
Waymark Code: WMMMTC
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 10/11/2014
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[FR] Centre scientifique, de recherches et de formations, l’Aquarium joue un rôle moteur dans la connaissance et la protection du monde marin.
L'aquarium est ouvert 365 jours par an. Le circuit nécessite au minimum deux heures de visite. Le circuit est adapté aux familles puisque les enfants y découvriront des ouvertures d'observation à leur hauteur.
Les visiteurs, pour accéder aux diverses salles, sont invités à emprunter un ascenseur donnant l'illusion de s'enfoncer dans les profondeurs maritimes.
[EN] A visit begins by descending in a clunky old 'submarine' to the ocean floor, where, serenaded by the sound of crashing waves and classical music, you step out to be greeted by the pouting fish of the North Atlantic. After which you swim through the oceans and seas of the world learning about all its diverse lifeforms.
Other highlights include the huge open-ocean aquarium full of UFO-like rays and fearsome sharks, the fluro-coloured jellyfish waving tentacles in time to the classical music that wafts through aquarium, the jungle area with its tree-level walkways and ponds full of teeth-gnashing piranhas, the elegantly dancing seahorses, timid turtles and the bizarre half-newt, total-fish mudskippers. The aim is to educate visitors to the wonders of the world's waters and the threats our oceans face.
You should allow a minimum of two hours for a visit.
Physical address of aquarium: Quai Louis Prunier, 17002 La Rochelle, France
Website address: http://www.aquarium-larochelle.com/en
Hours of operation: July and August: 9am-11pm September: 9am-8pm October to March: 10am-8pm
Admission cost: 15€
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Visit Instructions:
To get credit for logging a waymark you must:
1. Take a photo of the front entrance with the public aquarium's name on it. Optional photos include pics of the exhibits inside the aquarium but of course, admission and/or entry is not required to log this waymark.