During the winter in Cannes, the Belem will remain open to visitors for a month

The famous ship Le Belem, listed as a Historic Monument, is due to arrive in Cannes this Tuesday, at the end of the afternoon (Archives) -

Notice to lovers of old rigs: the

one of the oldest three-masters in Europe, is due to arrive this Tuesday afternoon in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes, where it will remain for several months. Listed as a historic monument, this sailboat launched in 1896 will be open to visits from September 26 to October 25 at Port Canto (by reservation), before getting a makeover.

⛵ The @troismats_Belem is back at #Cannes until October 25, 2020!

Quickly buy your ticket to visit the legendary three-masted

Reserve online 👉 https://t.co/bHl6GYXO1x#CotedAzurFrance pic.twitter.com/wxkUqFIPs6

- Cannes Is Yours (@CannesIsYours) September 22, 2020

The 58-meter boat will remain on the Croisette, "in winter, for maintenance work until March 12, 2021", specifies the town hall of the city of festivals, which hosts the Royal Regattas until the end of the week. .

This annual meeting brings together the most beautiful traditional yachts in the world in the bay of Cannes.

Navigations postponed due to Covid-19

With the health crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, the ship had remained docked in Nantes all summer.

Its sails have been canceled and postponed to 2021.

Built and launched in Nantes at the end of the 19th century, the

was first a French merchant ship.

She then became a British pleasure yacht and is now a training ship.

Entrusted in 1980 to the Belem Foundation, it remains a place of conservation and transmission of the know-how and traditions of the great sailing navy.

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