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What to do in Lorient when it rains
The Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, the Flore submarine, the Musée de la Compagnie des Indes and the Halles de Merville: our ideas for a rainy day in Lorient.
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Lorient has its best visits under cover, around the former Keroman submarine base, now an ocean racing district.
The Cité de la Voile and the Flore submarine
At the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, you take the helm of a racing yacht on a simulator. Right next door, the Flore submarine can be visited from bow to stern. The two make a full day.
In Lorient
ActivityCité de la Voile Éric TabarlyLorient · 2 to 3 hoursAt Lorient La Base, the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly tells the story of offshore racing; a 350 m zip line and a 1,000 m² area for children.
ActivitySous-marin Flore S645Lorient · 1 h 15At Lorient La Base, the Flore S645 submarine is one of the 4 submarines open to visitors in France: a 1 h 15 visit, 35 people per departure.
MuseumEast India Company Museum, Port-LouisPort-Louis · 2 hours for the museum, 3 hours to half a day with the citadel and the Musée national de la MarineIn the Port-Louis citadel, the only French museum entirely devoted to the East India Companies: ship models, maps, Chinese porcelain, Indian textiles and objects tell the story of trade between Lorient, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Port-Louis and the French East India Company
Across the harbour, the citadel of Port-Louis houses the Musée de la Compagnie des Indes, which tells the story of the voyages to Asia that gave Lorient its name.
The market halls
The market halls of Lorient
- MarketHalles de MervilleLorient · 1 to 2 hoursThe Merville covered market, the gourmet heart of Lorient, is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 7 am to 1 pm, with a big open-air market around it on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- MarketMarché de la place Polig-MonjarretLorient · 1 to 2 hoursOn Saturday mornings, on Place Polig-Monjarret, in Lorient, the market once known as the “marché Saint-Louis” mixes discount clothing, linen, shoes and fresh produce.
Where to stay in Lorient
Stay in Lorient
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