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Visit to the Cité de l'Huître

Museums

Gratuit avec le La Rochelle Ocean Pass


4 themed cabins to visit:
La Cabane Bleue: Oyster life
The Green Hut: Stories of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The Red Hut: Life in the marsh
The Golden Hut: The oyster bar

Daily entertainment programme (open to all, duration 30 minutes, included in the admission ticket):
Oyster farming
Discovering the marsh
Introduction to opening an oyster
Hot oysters

Horaires

Easter and All Saints' Day holidays (all zones): daily from 10.30am to 6pm.
Summer holidays: daily from 10am to 7pm.
Bank holidays and public holidays: 10.30am to 6pm.

Outside school holidays and bank holidays:
June and September: Wednesday to Sunday, 10.30am to 6pm.
In May, October and November: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12pm to 6pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30am to 6pm.

Last entry to the site 1h15 before closing time.

Closed from mid-November to March.

Contact

https://www.cite-huitre.com

05 46 36 78 98



Oyster City

Just 1 hour from La Rochelle, in the commune of Marennes, the Cité de l'Huître is designed to introduce visitors to the oyster-farming environment and the Charente-Maritime marsh region, with a range of activities and events on offer: an introduction to opening oysters, oyster farming, creative workshops for children, etc.

The Cité de l'huître has been awarded the Tourisme et Handicap label for motor and mental disabilities.

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