The Cité de la Mer shop is open every day of the year (except when La Cité de la Mer is closed), from 11am to 6.30pm, including Sundays. The shop is open to all: you don’t need to visit La Cité de la Mer to access it.

As a souvenir of your visit or for any other occasion, more than 2,500 sea-themed products await you: souvenirs, collectors’ items, regional food products, decorative items, toys, clothing, jewelry…

At La Cité de la Mer boutique, you’ll find something to delight young and old alike!


La Cité de la Mer: a new way to discover the ocean

For the first time in a 128-page book, discover the history of our site, told by Bernard Cauvin, founder of La Cité de la Mer & Pascal Vannier, journalist. Over the course of nearly 20 years, we’ve witnessed many adventures, unexpected encounters and projects here at this unique site dedicated to the ocean. This is what this book reveals, with 150 photos, most of them previously unpublished.

Available in our store for €15.90, or order via the form at the bottom of this page. Editions Ouest-France.


Mystery at La Cité de la Mer

Axel is a young man from Cherbourg, curious and passionate about the deep sea. A regular visitor to La Cité de la Mer, which he knows like the back of his hand, he discovers strange glittering drops with an iodized odor during a visit. Together with Cindy, a trainee biologist, he then investigates the origin of this phenomenon. An illustrated novel not to be missed!

Available in our store for €11.90. Orep Editions.


Le Redoutable

Available in our boutique for €5.50, or to order via the form at the bottom of this page.