The 2026 season is over · See you in the spring
Loix · Île de Ré
Guided tours of an active salt marsh: the work of the salt workers, salt harvesting, and the marsh’s flora and fauna.
The 2026 season has ended. In July and August: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The last guided tour is 70 minutes before closing.
All the schedules for the seasonGuided tour + exhibition : €3.00 to €6.50
Free for children under 6. Cash, checks, credit cards, and ANCV vacation checks accepted.
Pricing Details and GroupsThe trail is wheelchair-accessible, except when it rains.
Dogs are allowed on a leash.
Starting with a model and then moving on to the active salt marshes, from the collection ponds all the way to the sea: the water’s journey, the work of the salt workers, glasswort, and the birds of the salt marshes.
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A musical and poetic stroll through the marsh, featuring instruments from faraway lands, songs, and stories.
Learn moreAs early as the Neolithic period, people were already obtaining salt by heating brine in clay molds. The Esnandes site is one example of this.
Learn moreThe Marais Salant Ecomuseum was founded in 1997 to ensure the long-term continuation of the conservation and promotion efforts initiated by the Groupement d'Études Rétaises in 1982, when the Maison du Marais Salant was established.
Conceived by Georges Henri Rivière and Hugues de Varine, first tested in 1968 in regional nature parks (the Grande Lande Ecomuseum in Marquèze), and then in 1971 in Le Creusot, the ecomuseum is a regional museum that has since evolved significantly.
Learn morePermanent staff, seasonal workers, and interns share responsibilities for administration, communications, mediation, site maintenance, and salt harvesting, working in close collaboration with local stakeholders.
Meet the TeamThe first guided tour begins 30 minutes after opening; the last one begins 70 minutes before closing.
45-minute guided tour, available all season. Groups and school groups by reservation.
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