Outgoing
Rue Méderic Léchalas 1
Boat Cruise
Rue Méderic Léchalas 2
Rue Méderic Léchalas 3

Rue Méderic Léchalas

Rezé

Step aboard a floating piece of engineering history: this 1912 steam launch is the first riverboat ever classified as a monument historique, having hosted three French Presidents and Catherine Deneuve during filming. The Association Bateaux du Port de Nantes continues careful restoration of its woodwork and hull, with hopes of eventually reinstalling the original steam engine now preserved at the Maison des Hommes et des Techniques.

historic riverboat
engineering heritage
maritime history
Loire heritage

Tips

⚙️original steam engine preserved at Maison des Hommes et des Techniques
🎬Catherine Deneuve filmed "La reine blanche" on board
🇫🇷hosted Presidents Auriol, Coty, and De Gaulle

Rue Méderic Léchalas

Rue Méderic Léchalas, 44400 Rezé, France