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Museum of the sea

Museum of the sea Cannes: in the Royal Fort on Île Sainte-Marguerite, off the Pointe-Croisette, still in the bay of Cannes, we find the Museum of the sea. It is a place dedicated to underwater archeology and both earthly. It is also the best place to relate the famous prisons where the Iron Mask was enclosed.It’s interesting to note that this fort was built in the 17th century when the island was the base of merchant and warlike navigation in the sea route that connects Italy with Provence and Spain. It took its current form during the reign of the Sun King as a prison site in addition to being a military strategic place until the twentieth century.It is in the so-called "Old Castle" part of the fort that the museum is installed. He offers visitors a visit to the former state prisons, of course the Iron Mask was imprisoned there for eleven years. An itinerary from cell to cell is also exposed through the works of Jean Le Gac, the only witness of the tiles, coatings and graffiti erased.On the first floor of the Roman cisterns, archaeological objects from the land excavations on the island are presented between 1973 and 1986. They reveal fragments of Roman mural paintings, stucco and mosaics, in short a rich decoration dating back to the first centuries. Before and after the birth of Jesus.It also presents the remains of the contents of the Roman wreck of the Tradelière of the 1st century. It is a cargo of amphorae discovered in 1971 which could represent the rare long hauls from the eastern Mediterranean. There are also ceramics found in 1973 in the west of the island. These excavations come from the Saracen wreck of the Bateguier of the tenth century.It should be noted that the north wing of the building offers temporary exhibitions, where guests can enjoy views of the coast of Cannes, the Southern Alps, Cap d'Antibes and the Esterel from the terrace. Get to discover the Museum of the sea in Cannes.