Belem ship stops in Nantes

The Belem is a a ship that has lived no less than five lives and three changes of nationality,  to eventually go back to the “tricolore” of its origins, cheating death, surviving where thousands of other sailboats, larger, newer,  more powerful, have gone forever ... A ship that has been blessed by its good star. December 23, 1895, Fernand Crouan, from the firm Crouan Denis and Son, shipowners in Nantes, ordered Dubigeon Adolphe, projects manager of the Dubigeon shipyards at Chantenay sur Loire, the construction of a three-masted steel-hulled boat. It would be called Belem, the name of a Brazilian port  where  the Crouan had founded in the early nineteenth century a trading post. It was used to transport goods, including cocoa on behalf of the famous chocolatier Menier.
The Belem was built in less than six months and launched June 10, 1896 ... It carried a crew of 13 men and beat the white star red flag of the Crouan house. On its bow, the motto of Brazil "Ordem e progresso".

Le Belem can be visited at Ponton Anne de Bretagne, for approximately 5€ (free for under 14 years old) on the following dates:
On 3rd and 4^th March, from 12th to 18th March and from 23dr March  to 5th April 2012.

Access : Tramway ligne 1- stop at  Chantiers navals- ponton Anne de Bretagne
We can offer you a cottage in Nantes Camping for one night or more. We also have other properties on the Vendee coast, 1 hour from Nantes.