FABULOUS ROCHEFORT DESTINY with the ship HERMIONE & the raft of the MEDUSA

  

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13th august 2020	Édition 2020, Numéro 40
LAFAYETTE  & his ship  L'HERMIONE Come and discover in the town of Rochefort the replica of the vessel that the Marquis of Lafayette took for his first expedition to America     This visit will enable you to discover the entire ship and understand its construction and maintenance.   In Paris you can visit the tomb of LAFAYETTE at the PICPUS cemetery.     We can perform this private visit together with the Vincennes castle.   Don't hesitate to contact us for further infos. 5 Rue Castiglione 75001 PARIS contact@sandytours.com https://www.sandytours.com	THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA     The story of the Medusa is depicted by the painting of Theodore Gericault located in the Louvre museum !     You can discover in Rochefort the reconstitution of the raft as shown on the picture below. Made for a Documentary it helps to retrace the story of the survivors of the sinking of the ship on the coast of Senegal in Africa, abandoned on the raft and their survival conditions. Only a few made it back to France           Join us in Paris for a Private Tour in the Louvre museum, in order to admire the original painting  "The Medusa Raft" painted by Géricault, and one of the highlights !   We organize also various tours in the Louvre museum, adapted to various audiences such as kids  or teenagers for whom we organize Treasure hunts !     The artist is buried at the cemetery of the Pere Lachaise in Paris. His tomb features carvings in bronze of his most  popular paintings such as the Medusa; we can organize a visit of the place and discover many other famous celeb tomb's over there.     Don't hesitate to contact us for any further information's or bookings. 5 Rue Castiglione 75001 PARIS contact@sandytours.com https://www.sandytours.com