Access is either via St Romain or St Fort sur Gironde.
Category
Historic site and monument
More details
Rabelais speaks of the Tower of Beaumont as a heap of stones that fell from the deck of Gargamelle, Gargantua's mother, when she was about to build a bridge over the Gironde.
In reality, the Tower of Beaumont was built at an indeterminate time, with estimates varying from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. It is certainly a "bitter", that is a landmark, a mark, a signal for sailors heading for one of the ports on the right bank, Mortagne or Port Maubert.
At this bitter - There are others on the banks and hillsides of the estuary. More than one sailor in the past had to be guided by it in order to avoid the shallows and find the hoped-for entrance to the right channel.
The Gironde is subject to strong tidal currents and sandbanks moving at random in storms from its mouth and the "dangers" of Cordouan, to Bordeaux, 70 km upstream where we are.
In reality, the Tower of Beaumont was built at an indeterminate time, with estimates varying from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. It is certainly a "bitter", that is a landmark, a mark, a signal for sailors heading for one of the ports on the right bank, Mortagne or Port Maubert.
At this bitter - There are others on the banks and hillsides of the estuary. More than one sailor in the past had to be guided by it in order to avoid the shallows and find the hoped-for entrance to the right channel.
The Gironde is subject to strong tidal currents and sandbanks moving at random in storms from its mouth and the "dangers" of Cordouan, to Bordeaux, 70 km upstream where we are.
Opening times
All year round, daily.
Environments
In the country Panoramic view
Services
Tour free of charge
Pets welcome
