Very picturesque lighthouse and jetty from the 19th century.
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With its long pier and walls of massive granite blocks, the "Vieux Môle" jetty ("Old Jetty") has been a landmark for so long (more than 180 years) that it’s hard to imagine that its inauguration in 1838 was quite a revolution.
Until then Saint-Nazaire only had a small dry harbour; if ships wanted to dock, they had to wait for high tide, which was a big handicap at a time when maritime and river traffic became ever heavier. Even the author Honoré de Balzac mentioned this problem in his...
Until then Saint-Nazaire only had a small dry harbour; if ships wanted to dock, they had to wait for high tide, which was a big handicap at a time when maritime and river traffic became ever heavier. Even the author Honoré de Balzac mentioned this problem in his...
