Imagine Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford in the middle of filming Indiana Jones. No, we are not in Hollywood but La Rochelle. Do you fancy going behind the scenes? To go on the trail of the Lost Ark, head to Port de la Pallice. Here you will find a former German submarine base. This imposing concrete building was chosen as the location for one of the greatest adventure films of all time. Do you recognise it? The famous secret cave hidden in the Aegean Sea – this is it! During filming, it was covered in artificial rocks in order to resemble a cave. Nobody could guess it was just an illusion. That's movie magic.
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