Tatihou
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The French Ile Tatihou located in the bay of Saint- Vaast- la -Hougue, off the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula in the department of Manche in Normandy, in the Baie de Seine. The only 29 -acre island is home to a maritime museum, three gardens, one of the Marquis de Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre (also le Prestre ) 1633-1707 built fort and a nature reserve.
Accessible Tatihou is made for 500 people a day with an amphibious vehicle of Saint- Vaast- la -Hougue. At low tide you can Tatihou also within walking distance, if the by the French Hydrographic Service ( SHOM ) for each flood tide published index is specified with more than 70, that is not the case, especially at neap tide.
For 300 years, the Ile Tatihou has a history as a military base, commercial space and place science education. 1888 approved the faculty of the Natural History Museum of Paris ( Muséum national d' histoire naturelle de Paris) the establishment of a laboratoire de zoology in the maritime quarantine station Tatihou 's. Since July 16, 1888, was operated a veritable research station in these buildings by the Muséum national d' histoire naturelle de Paris. See also Laboratoire Maritime de Saint- Vaast- la -Hougue.
Today, at an exceptional location, the historical heritage is maintained and operated conservation. Opened in 1992, the local museum to the wreckage of the naval battle of La Hougue (1692 ) issue. Two years after the battle, the fort was built on the edge of the island.
Sheltered by the walls of the fort are the four acres of gardens here. Show local and imported flora:
- A contemporary garden
- An environmental garden
- An exotic garden
The Bay of Saint- Vaast- la -Hougue is a valuable ornithological site where arrive more than a hundred species of birds. Guided tours are conducted by the ornithological group of Normandy ( GONms ).
Every year in mid- August, for four days on a Tatihou "Les Traversées de Tatihou " called music festival held.