Santa María Ship - Escale Part 2

Earlier this year, we celebrated the Escale à Sète, a week of all sorts of sailing ships hanging out in the canals of Sète. But we missed one! The Santa María, the flagship of Christopher Columbus, wasn't quite ready...

This week, she's here! Today, we went to visit :-)

Spanish flag

Captain's quarters include an office

Down into the hold - this area was originally used for cargo; on this ship, it's an education center

Typical educational materials

It's hard to believe that this small ship of 28 meters crossed the Atlantic ocean! Even at that, it was the largest of the three ships, and carried 52 men.

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More info:
Christopher Columbus ships: http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/columbus-ships.htm
Santa María:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_María_(ship)
This replica ship is expected to recreate the route to America later this year (after hurricane season!)