Train des Mouettes

The 21 km railway section from Saujon to La Tremblade was turned into a tourist railway in the 1980s. The "train of the seagulls" is hauled by the oldest working steam locomotive in France, at a speed of 30 km/h across the marshes of Seudre and past the oyster basins. There are also three diesel locomotives being used. On the way the train also stops in the oyster port of Chaillevette, and in Mornac-sur-Seudre which is listed as one of the most beautiful villages of France (les plus beaux villages de France). On Facebook.

Address: Rue de la Résinerie
Getting there: near Place Faure-Marchand
Website: traindesmouettes.fr (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: La Tremblade, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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