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Plage Barry / Barry Beach
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Pebble creek. Cousteau, Taillez and Dumas set the first aqualung in 1943 on this beach.
On this pebble creek, in June 1943, scuba diving with an aqualung was born in Bandol. The town became the main place to discover the underwater world experienced by Cousteau, Taillez and Dumas.
That is how people discovered the "World of Silence".
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Free access.
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Office de tourisme de Bandol - 12/06/2025
www.bandoltourisme.fr
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Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12.
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Phone : 04 94 29 41 35
Email : bandoltourisme@bandoltourisme.fr
Facebook : www.facebook.com/bandoltourisme/
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