Between legendary cruise ships, great events and exceptional coastline, 7 stages of discovery through the rich and emotional history of this famous Atlantic port. Did you know that the first cruise ship “France” was launched in 1912… 5 days after the sinking of the Titanic ?

History great and small : diverse themes...

Transatlantic cruise ships
Steam ships
The wounds of the Second World War
The landing of the Americans
The construction of the Submarine base
The opening of the Escal'Atlantique.
Saint-Marc by the sea
The coastline…



To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

EMMANUEL MARY, Director of Cultural Development at Escal'Atlantic, reveals the secrets of the locks.
JEAN CLAUDE CHEMIN, of the Association of the 7 Suns, recounts the visits of Tintin to Saint-Nazaire.


… and these encounters

CAPTAINS of the grand cruise ships, A CREW of submariners, ARISTIDE BRIAND : President of the Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, ESPADON : submarine, JULES VERNE : writer and creator of the Nautilus, HONORÉ DE BALZAC and ALPHONSE DAUDET : writers, JACQUES TATI : alias Monsieur Hulot , TINTIN : reporter and HADDOCK, Captain…

7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisit audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.