Souvenir Medal Monnaie de Paris 2007 - Phare du Bout du Monde (17)

The "Phare du Bout du Monde" in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, is a lighthouse located at the entrance of the La Rochelle marina's maritime channel. It is famous due to its connection with Jules Verne's novel, "The Lighthouse at the End of the World," published in 1905. This novel draws inspiration from the lighthouse at the end of the world in Argentine Patagonia, specifically on the Isla de los Estados, situated to the east of the Mitre Peninsula in Tierra del Fuego, near Cape Horn. The La Rochelle lighthouse has become a tourist attraction because of its association with Jules Verne's literary work and its role in maritime history.