In the days of the canal and convicts

This dramatised tour of two canal-side towns takes you back to the time of the convicts and the creation of this waterway.

In the name of Emperor Napoleon III, we need your help to complete the work on the Nantes-Brest canal! From the origins of navigation in Brittany to the inauguration of the Nantes-Brest canal, plunge into the 19th century and discover the history of the construction of the Breton canals. But beware, depending on whether you are a convict or a guard, the gendarme will be more or less benevolent ... 

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