This 33-meter-high chimney is ¾ Cassis stone and the remaining ¼ brick. It is a listed historic monument. Access is via the Parking du Bestouan.
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Located at the end of the Bestouan cove, this ironworks is an example of Second Empire industrial archaeology. It represents an attempt at “waterside steelmaking”, long before Fos-sur-Mer.
The land was purchased in May 1856 by Louis Voulland, a mining engineer, and Félix Roger, a Marseille merchant who also owned a mine in Spain. The location, accessible by boat, was ideal for a factory.
Construction began in the summer of 1856, using materials from the nearby quarry. Of the three...
The land was purchased in May 1856 by Louis Voulland, a mining engineer, and Félix Roger, a Marseille merchant who also owned a mine in Spain. The location, accessible by boat, was ideal for a factory.
Construction began in the summer of 1856, using materials from the nearby quarry. Of the three...
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