The Lighthouse at the End of the World which illuminates the entrance to the port of La Rochelle For more than 20 years. Inaugurated in 2000, this octagonal lighthouse is a replica of Patagonia’s End of the World Lighthouse.
It was born following the adventures of a modern-day explorer, André Bronner, known as “Yul” who went to the Island of States, in the extreme south of Argentina, to check if the lighthouse mentioned in Jules Verne’s book “The Lighthouse at the End of the World” really exists or if it is the result of imagination of the novelist.
He then rediscovers the ruins ofa lighthouse built in 1884 and abandoned 20 years later. While the Argentinian lighthouse was back in service in 1998, André Bronner had the idea of building a copy of the original lighthouse off La Rochelle.
To note that for the 20th anniversary of the Lighthouse, the Lighthouse of the Bout du Monde association offered its members to stay there for 24 hours. A day (and a night) in solitude!
In the rest of our podcastGéraldine Mayr tells you about Fort Boyard, the Francofolies, the 3 towers, the red beacon, the town hall and the old port.