It is a famous three-master… The belem will be calling at Cherbourg at the end of May. the training ship listed as a Historic Monument should arrive Thursday, May 26 in the afternoon quai de France, from Ostend in Belgium. He must leave on Monday May 30 at 10 a.m. and will head for Concarneau. In the meantime, the steel-hulled boat built in 1896 will be open to visitors on May 28 and 29. Ticketing is available online. Prices: 8 euros for adults, 4 euros from six to twelve years old, free for children under six.
Almost 59 meters long and 34 meters high, the belem first served as a merchant ship for transporting cocoa beans from Brazil to France. His last visit to Cherbourg dates back to April 7, 2022.