HALIOTIKA

What HALIOTIKA does

Haliotika – La Cité de la Pêche is a privately held fishing discovery center and visitor attraction located on the panoramic terrace of Le Guilvinec fishing port in Finistère, Brittany, France, founded in 2006. It operates as a regional cultural-tourism site anchored to France's largest artisanal fishing port, offering guided tours, a reconstructed deep-sea trawler experience ('Bara Breizh'), live fish auction viewing, educational exhibitions (including the new 2026 'Tout est bon dans le poisson'), cooking workshops, and venue rental for corporate seminars and private events. Its customer base spans families with children, school groups from kindergarten through high school, individual tourists, adult travel groups, and corporate clients.

The company's core technology stack is a WordPress CMS-based website (HTML/CSS/JavaScript/PHP/MySQL), integrated with the Elloha online booking and ticketing platform for visitor reservations, cooking workshop bookings, and annual pass sales, and supported by Google Analytics for audience measurement. Proprietary experiential content includes the Bara Breizh virtual boat tour and live fish auction guided tours; these are contextually unique rather than technology-driven. The business runs on a notably small team of 7 employees, with a flat, multi-functional organizational structure including a directrice, reservations, sales/seminars, communications, education, and boutique/bar leads.

Revenue is generated transactionally through eight main streams: visitor admissions (€9.50–€22.50 adult / €6.50–€15.50 child), a €18/€12 annual unlimited pass, three-hour cooking workshops (€60–€65 per person), langoustine tasting (€6/person), gift shop retail, L'Hannexe langoustine bar and ice cream outlet (seasonal, April–September), venue rental for private events (€150–€300/day), and corporate seminars (approximately €75/person for full-day packages). Distribution is primarily direct via the website and on-site ticket office, supplemented by group sales via email and third-party online travel agencies. The business is regionally scoped to Brittany with no disclosed geographic expansion, no funding history, and no M&A activity.

Name

HALIOTIKA

Legal name

Haliotika

Website

https://haliotika.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Haliotika – La Cité de la Pêche is a privately held fishing discovery center in Le Guilvinec, Brittany, offering immersive exhibitions, live fish auction tours, cooking workshops, and venue rental to families, school groups, corporate clients, and tourists at France's largest artisanal fishing port.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage and Cultural Tourism

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (44525)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fishing & Angling Charters / Guides (THAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Culinary Walking & Market Tours (THAJAGAA)

Keywords

• Fishing discovery center
• Maritime heritage tourism
• Cooking workshop experiences
• Corporate event venue rental
• Educational school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Guilvinec

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Visitor Admissions: Entry fees for the fishing discovery center exhibitions and fish auction visits. Adults pay 9.50€ for exhibition only, 15.50€ for exhibition plus fish auction, and 22.50€ for full experience with langoustine tasting. Children (5-12 years) pay reduced rates of 6.50€, 10.50€, and 15.50€ respectively.
2. Cooking Workshops: Three-hour cooking workshops conducted by local chefs covering themes around langoustines, land and sea combinations, sushi, and holiday menus. Priced at 65€ per person solo or 60€ per person in duo, with an additional 5€ for holiday menus.
3. Seminar and Event Venue Rental: Rental of multi-purpose spaces (Archipel des Etocs 100m², Abri du Marin 55m², auditorium, terrace) for corporate seminars, private events, and celebrations. Half-day rates from 150-200€ and full-day from 250-300€.
4. Unlimited Pass Subscription: Annual unlimited visit pass allowing unlimited access to Haliotika throughout the year. Adult pass at 18€, child pass at 12€.
5. Gift Shop and Retail: Sale of souvenirs including Valentine the langoustine mascot plush toys, marine board games, educational books, and local Brittany products including sardines from St Guénolé, seaweed products, salted butter caramel niniches, and Breton sablés.
6. L'Hannexe Restaurant and Bar: Langoustine bar and artisan ice cream outlet offering fresh langoustines and locally produced buckwheat-flavored ice cream with panoramic harbor views. Seasonal operation from April through September.
7. Langoustine Tasting: Dégustation of 100g of langoustines accompanied by a glass of Muscadet wine at 6€ per person.
8. Audioguide Rental: Audio guide service available in French, German, and English for self-guided exhibition visits at an additional 2€ per person.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Haliotika – La Cité de la Pêche is a fishing discovery center located at the panoramic terrace of Le Guilvinec, France's largest artisanal fishing port. The company operates an immersive visitor center featuring the reconstructed 'Bara Breizh' deep-sea trawler exhibition and the 2026 'Tout est bon dans le poisson' fish discovery parcours, alongside guided live fish auction tours, langoustine tasting, themed cooking workshops with local chefs, corporate seminar hosting, and venue rental for private events.

Product overview

Haliotika – La Cité de la Pêche is a sea fishing discovery center offering a portfolio of tourism and educational experiences centered around France's largest artisanal fishing port in Guilvinec, Brittany. The core offering is the main visitor center featuring immersive exhibitions aboard the reconstructed trawler 'Bara Breizh' and the 2026 'Tout est bon dans le poisson' fish discovery exhibition. The portfolio extends through complementary offerings: L'Hannexe langoustine bar for dining, La Boutique for local product souvenirs, venue rental spaces (L'Archipel des Etocs, L'Abri du Marin, terrace, auditorium) for private events, L'Hatelier cooking workshops with local chefs, corporate seminar packages combining meetings with team-building activities, and school educational programs from kindergarten through high school. Additional offerings include guided fish auction tours and an unlimited annual pass subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Haliotika – La Cité de la Pêche (Main Visitor Center) The flagship visitor center offering virtual boarding aboard the reconstructed trawler 'Bara Breizh', guided tours through fishing exhibitions, and fish auction visits. Features immersive experiences including the 'Embarquement Immédiat' exhibition and the new 2026 'Tout est bon dans le poisson' fish discovery parcours. Targeted at families, individual tourists, and group visitors seeking an interpretive experience of France's largest artisanal fishing port.
• Guided Fish Auction Tours (Visite Guidée de la Criée) Guided tours of the coastal fish auction hall where visitors observe live langoustine and fish auctions just landed by fishermen. Includes expert commentary on auction mechanics and local fish species. Offered to families, individual tourists, school groups, and corporate visitors as an add-on to or combined ticket with the main exhibition.
• Cooking Workshops (Ateliers Cuisine – L'Hatelier) Three-hour themed cooking workshops led by local chefs at L'Hatelier, covering langoustines, land and sea combinations, sushi, fermentations, scallops, and seasonal menus. Each workshop concludes with a tasting. Targeted at adult food enthusiasts, couples, duos, and corporate group experiences.
• L'Hannexe Langoustine Bar and Terrace Seasonal langoustine bar and artisan ice cream outlet operating from April through September on the panoramic terrace overlooking the Guilvinec fishing port. Serves fresh langoustines and locally produced buckwheat-flavored ice cream. Targeted at visitors, families, and tourists seeking harbor-view dining.
• La Boutique (Gift Shop) Souvenir shop selling Valentine the langoustine mascot plush toys, marine board games, educational books, and local Brittany food products including sardines from St Guénolé, seaweed products, salted butter caramel niniches, and Breton sablés. Targeted at visiting families, individual tourists, and gift buyers.
• Corporate Seminars (Séminaires) Full-day and half-day corporate event packages combining configurable meeting spaces with team-building activities, langoustine tastings, and guided visits to the fishing port and live fish auction. Targeted at French enterprises and government bodies hosting team events, strategy launches, and product presentations.
• Private Event Venue Rental (Location et Privatisation) Private venue rental for birthdays, baptisms, retirements, and other private celebrations across multiple spaces including L'Archipel des Etocs (100m², up to 70 people), L'Abri du Marin (55m², up to 35 people), the auditorium, and the panoramic terrace. Targeted at individuals and families hosting private celebrations.
• School Educational Programs (Scolaires) Curriculum-aligned educational programs for school groups from maternelle through lycée and including professional training programs. Visits integrate with French national curricula covering spatial orientation, sensory observation, creativity, sciences, and sustainable development. Targeted at schools and educational institutions organizing field trips.
• Annual Unlimited Pass (Pass Illimité) Annual subscription pass granting unlimited entry to Haliotika throughout the year from date of purchase. Priced at 18 EUR for adults and 12 EUR for children. Targeted at local residents and repeat visitors in the Brittany region.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ID InteractivecoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite creation, maintenance, and SEO services provider. ID Interactive is a professional WordPress website agency based in Arradon, Morbihan (France). They handle hosting, technical integration, and accessibility improvements for the Haliotika website.
• La Voilerie (Penmarch)minorOthersPreferred catering partner for private events at Haliotika. Restaurant operated by V. le Roulley located in Penmarch, Brittany.
• Maison HénaffminorOthersIncluded in combined tour packages ('Du Porc au Port') visiting Maison Hénaff followed by Haliotika and port experiences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marineland (Antibes): Established French marine theme park and aquarium on the Côte d'Azur. Overlaps with Haliotika in family paid-admission marine experiences, multilingual visitor base, and on-site F&B, but is amusement-park oriented rather than fishing-heritage oriented.
• Aquarium de Paris: Large urban aquarium in Paris with paid admission, educational programming, and event venue rental. Comparable business model (ticketed marine attraction with group and corporate offerings) though in a metropolitan rather than regional setting.
• Sea Life (Europe): Pan-European chain of marine aquariums and discovery centers with multilingual content, school programs, and ticketed admission. Comparable in operating model and customer segments (families, schools, groups), though broader portfolio and not fishing-heritage focused.
• Nausicaá (Boulogne-sur-Mer): One of Europe's largest aquariums and marine education centers. Comparable as a French marine visitor attraction with ticketing, education programs, and corporate event space, but operates at significantly larger scale and is not fishing-heritage specific.

Direct peers

• Cité de la Mer (Cherbourg): Major French maritime discovery attraction in Normandy featuring submarine tours, aquarium, and fishing/harbor heritage exhibits. Directly comparable to Haliotika as a paid visitor center monetizing maritime heritage, ticket-based admission, and group/corporate bookings.
• Port-musée de Douarnenez: Maritime heritage museum in nearby Douarnenez dedicated to fishing and port history. Closest concept analog to Haliotika — fishing-heritage narrative, paid admission, school and group programming — operating in the same regional tourism pool.
• Concarneau Marinarium: Brittany-based public aquarium and marine discovery center in Concarneau. Highly comparable in scale, geography, and educational mission; competes for the same family, school, and group tourism demand in Finistère/Brittany.
• Océanopolis (Brest): Brest-based marine discovery center combining aquariums, polar/tropical/temperate exhibits, and educational programming. Closest regional peer to Haliotika — same Brittany catchment, same school group and family segment, same maritime heritage theme monetized through ticketing and annual passes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@haliotika-lacitedelapeche1279
• Facebookfacebook.com/haliotika
• Instagraminstagram.com/haliotika/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haliotika

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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