Ship Sculpture

The Boat Sculpture, in Toulon

The Boat Sculpture is an original work installed on the Place Vatel, adorned with palm trees, in the heart of Toulon. The Toulon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this sculpture that evokes the maritime vocation of the town, on a charming little square of the historic centre.

The maritime sculpture of the Place Vatel

You are here on the Place Vatel, and despite the numerous palm trees that adorn this little square of the historic centre of Toulon, it is another work that attracts the gaze: the Boat Sculpture. This artistic creation evokes, by its shape of a ship, the deep maritime vocation of Toulon, a town inseparable from the sea, its port and its Navy. Installed in the heart of the town, it brings a contemporary and poetic touch to this charming little square, surrounded by old façades and shaded by its palm trees, which recall the gentle and southern climate of the Côte d'Azur. Like other works scattered in the centre, this sculpture takes part in the embellishment of the public space and the valorisation of the maritime heritage of the town, while offering a landmark and a pleasant place of pause to the walkers. The Place Vatel, with its vegetation and its decor, is a little haven of freshness and charm in the heart of the maze of alleys. A maritime work and an artistic touch, the Boat Sculpture is a charming stop of the discovery of Toulon.

What to see

Here you admire, on the charming Place Vatel shaded by palm trees, the original work in the shape of a ship that evokes the deep maritime vocation of Toulon, a town inseparable from the sea and its Navy, a contemporary and poetic touch in the heart of the historic centre, which takes part in the embellishment of the public space, in a little haven of freshness surrounded by old façades. The Boat Sculpture is an artistic touch of Toulon. It is a charming stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Boat Sculpture is on the Place Vatel, in the historic centre of Toulon, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely accessible, on a little square shaded by palm trees. You discover it during a walk in the alleys of the old town.

What does the Boat Sculpture evoke in Toulon?

By its shape of a ship, it evokes the deep maritime vocation of Toulon, a town inseparable from the sea, its port and its Navy; installed on the charming Place Vatel shaded by palm trees, in the heart of the historic centre, this work brings a contemporary and poetic touch to the public space.

Where is the Boat Sculpture in Toulon?

On the Place Vatel, in the historic centre of Toulon, in France.