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Fabulous
complex comprising 4 sites in one, the Aquarium du Roc, right on the
coast, offers: |
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An
aquarium and its marine collections |
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A
shell museum |
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Un
mineral museum |
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A
butterfly (42 species) and insects (217 species) garden |
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aquarium is composed of two parts, one contains local and tropical
marine fauna, the other an unerwater cave and a pool with otaries. |
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marine Museum present their collections to you on the themes
of water as well as Granville and its history by the means of
paintings, boat models, collectable shells, etc... |
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The
dream of a little girl from Chausey, was transformed into
a fabulous decoration, a cave where more than three tons of
coral from all other the world are presented, incorporated
in works or art of more than 5m high, representing minarets,
flowers, masks, animals, etc...
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is the Fairyland of Shells! |
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The
Mineral Palace, truly enchanting, where you will discover splendid scenes,
frescos, sculptures made out of semi-precious and fine stones.
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| Atmosphere of tropical
forest and the jungle, a journey in the heart of Amazonia where
several hundreds deep blue morphidae butterflies reign, the
extraordinary architecture of the insects, is what is reserved
for you at this museum of nature. |
| The Butterfly
and Insect Garden |
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Opening
hours and days
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beginning of February to 11 November, every day from: |
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to 12:30pm and 2:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Opening
all day from 01 April to 30 September |
During
winter season, Museum is open Sunday afternoons and during school
holidays |
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