The fish locks of the Ile de Ré are a protected heritage, maintained and developed by an association: the ADEPIR.
Very numerous in the Middle Ages on the French rocky coasts, there were still 140 of them in 1900 on the Ile de Ré. In 1982 there were only 13...
Today you can observe them on the beaches of the wild coast at Sainte-Marie de Ré, but be careful not to climb on the walls or to fish on them, otherwise they may be damaged.
Today you can observe them on the beaches of the wild coast at Sainte-Marie de Ré, but be careful not to climb on the walls or to fish on them, otherwise they may be damaged.
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