Ocean

La Grande Marée 2026: The free festival celebrating the sea and sailors at the National Maritime Museum

This spring, from March 20 to 22, 2026, the National Maritime Museum will host the Festival of the Sea and Mariners. It's a fantastic opportunity to meet fascinating people and hear their stories—completely free and open to all.

Vacations: where to go to the seaside less than 3 hours from Paris by car or train?

Paris Plages isn't the place to enjoy the waves. So for a weekend or a vacation, head for the beaches of northern France, less than three hours from Paris by car or train!

Océan exhibition at Paris National Museum of Natural History, last days

Océans,is the beautiful exhibition of the Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle [National Museum of National History] running at the Evolution Gallery in Paris from April 3, 2019 to January 5, 2020. This exhibition offers a surprising journey to the heart of an uncommon universe and promises to go even further than the only familiar faces of threatened sharks, whales and corals.