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Articles with tag : history

06/09/2025 From Overblog

An exceptional underwater discovery, 2,500 metres below the surface, off the coast of Ramatuelle.

A 16th-century relic identified at a depth of over 2,500 metres off the coast of Ramatuelle. This is a first in...

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06/07/2025 From Overblog

Fishoscope : Will Sturgeons disappear?

When we think of sturgeons, we think of caviar, the luxurious delicacy made from their eggs. We also think of the...

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02/04/2025 From Overblog

Why is the French La Coubre lighthouse going to be destroyed, despite its recent renovation?

Nicknamed ‘Sentinel of the Wild Coast’ and located near La Tremblade, on the Pointe de la Coubre, from where it...

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03/14/2024 From Overblog

History of Navigation - From Prehistory to Antiquity

The oldest boat ever discovered was found in France. But have you ever wondered how boating came about? Or how,...

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08/31/2023 From Overblog

Tour du Prince Noir - Like the eye of Sauron in Tolkien's work, the French lighthouse has collapsed

Built in the second half of the 14th century, the Tour du Prince Noir (Black Prince's Tower) was a lighthouse which,...

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06/30/2023 From Overblog

Cordouan lighthouse - The Château de Versailles by the sea

The Cordouan lighthouse is a late 16th-century maritime structure commissioned from the architect Louis de Foix...

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06/03/2023 From Overblog

Yacht Christina (Christina O): a warship turned into the most luxurious yacht of its time

Before she became one of the world's most famous mega-yachts, the Yacht Christina was a frigate built by Canadian...

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