AQUARIUM DE LA ROCHELLE

AQUARIUM DE LA ROCHELLE
Bassin des Grands Yachts - BP 4
F-17002 LA ROCHELLE CEDEX 1
FRANCE
Tél : (33) 5 46 34 00 00
Fax : (33) 5 46 45 35 71
contact@aquarium-larochelle.com
www.aquarium-larochelle.com

The New Aquarium of the La Rochelle, inaugurated in April 2001 on the Basin of the Large Yachts, is one of the largest of Europe. Immediate embarking in the new dimension! Enter in the submarine for a voyage of more than two hours. There, you will cross more than 10.000 animals which cohabit in 3 million liters of sea water. Let yourselves dream in front of a Mediterranean cave or the tropical lagoon, rock by the undertow. Meditate in front of the depths of the basin of the sharks,and show your wonder with the children in front of multicoloured fish. Let yourself be told of the anecdotes by the Audio-guide. On return to ground, admire the bunches of orchises which, in the medium of the exotic ferns and the banana trees, paper the walls of the large tropical greenhouse. This new Aquarium, which hosts 900 000 visitors per year is also a true center of scientific culture - center of studies of the marine turtles- the Aquarium develops scientific collaborations with the researchers and academics, carries out publicity campaigns to the environmental protection and proposes with the E.C.O.L.E of the Sea, 26 scientific animations adapted to the school syllabus of the nursery school to faculty.
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