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La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department.
It's been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
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Places to see in ( La Rochelle - France )
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La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charentes-Maritime department. It's been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
La Rochelle is a city in southwestern France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9-kilometre (1.8-mile) bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Its harbour opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche.
La Rochelle possesses a commercial deep water harbour, named La Pallice. The large submarine pens built during World War II still stand there, although they are not in use. La Pallice is equipped with oil unloading equipment, and mainly handles tropical wood. It is also the location of the fishing fleet, which was moved from the old harbour in the centre of the city during the 1980s. La Rochelle also maintains strong links with the sea by harbouring the largest marina for pleasure boats in Europe at Les Minimes, and a rather rich boat-building industry. La Rochelle has a very big aquarium, and a small botanical garden (the Jardin des plantes de La Rochelle).
One of the biggest music festivals in France, FrancoFolies, takes place each summer in La Rochelle, where Francophone musicians come together for a week of concerts and celebration. 2004 marked the 20th anniversary of this event. The French Socialist Party has held its annual summer convention (Université d'été) in La Rochelle since 1983. La Rochelle is the setting for the best-selling series of French language textbooks in the UK, titled Tricolore. The central character, Martine Dhome, lives with her family at the fictional address of 12, rue de la République.
La Rochelle's main feature is the Vieux Port (Old Harbour), which is at the heart of the city, picturesque and lined with seafood restaurants. The city walls are open to an evening promenade. The old town has been well preserved. From the harbour, boating trips can be taken to the Île d'Aix and Fort Boyard (home to the internationally famous TV show of the same name). Nearby Île de Ré is a short drive to the North. The countryside of the surrounding Charente-Maritime is very rural and full of history (Saintes). To the North is Venise Verte, a marshy area of country, criss-crossed with tiny canals and a popular resort for inland boating. Inland is the country of Cognac and Pineau. The attractive Île de Ré is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle.
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Places to see in ( La Rochelle - France )
Places to see in ( La Rochelle - France )
La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It's been a center for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbor) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
Known as La Ville Blanche (the White City), La Rochelle's luminous limestone façades glow in the bright coastal sunlight. One of France's foremost seaports from the 14th to 17th centuries, the city has arcaded walkways, half-timbered houses (protected from the salt air by slate tiles), ghoulish gargoyles and a fabulous collection of lighthouses – all rich reminders of its magnificent seafaring heritage. The early French settlers of Canada, including the founders of Montreal, set sail from here in the 17th century.
This 'white city' is also commendably green, with innovative public transport, open spaces and plenty of activities and attractions for families visiting with children. La Rochelle's late-20th-century district of Les Minimes was built on reclaimed land, and now has one of the largest marinas in the country. Unlike the Med with its motor cruisers, the 3500 moorings here are mostly used by yachts, which fill the harbour with billowing spinnakers.
The Old Port (Vieux Port) is the oldest and most picturesque part of La Rochelle, dominated by its defensive towers. If a party of enormous chess pieces came down to the seaside and got tipsy, they would resemble these 14th / 15th C towers. Tour de la Chaine and Tour St Nicholas lean over the narrow harbour entrance: a stout chain was raised between them to keep out trouble (often English). A rampart stretches west to Tour de la Lanterne, the former lighthouse.
Musée du Nouveau Monde (New World Museum) housed in the old Fleuriau Hotel, depicts La Rochelle's relationship with the Americas, especially Maritime Canada and the French Caribbean. Port des Minimes is one of the biggest pleasure boat marinas in Europe: mostly yachts not motorboats. Also, visit the nearby beach.
Musée Maritime (Maritime Museum), Place Bernard Moitessier and Aquarium de La Rochelle (La Rochelle Aquarium), Quai Louis Prunier (near railway station just south of old port). Île de Ré resort island is accessed along Route D735 via a 2 km long toll-bridge. The toll to get onto the island is €16 per car in summer and €8 in winter, free on foot or with a bike; there's no return toll. The road runs through La Flotte to the main settlement of St Martin de Ré, which has a charming port (UNESCO Heritage Site) fortified by Vauban. Most buses terminate here. The road straggles on for another 20 km to Les Portes-en-Ré.
Situated near the Old Port, you can buy fresh products every morning in the central covered Market. On Wednesday and Saturdays (and during most of the summer), you will see all of the streets surounding the main area covered in stands occupied by local farmers selling their products. You will find dozens of restaurants surrounding this hot spot, and from the market, you can go in direction of the Place de Verdun or the Old Port and will walk by the main shopping streets of La Rochelle. The sector of Les Minimes is where you will find most activities that are not specifically targeted to tourists, such as bowling, movie theaters, etc.
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La Rochelle France (Charente-Maritime)
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.
La Rochelle offre un cadre de travail exceptionnel pour allier séances de travail et loisirs. Congrès, colloques, conventions d'entreprise, expositions, salons, séminaires et réunions disposent ici de prestataires et d'infrastructures de qualité.
Our Visit to La Rochelle, France
France, La Rochelle, Market Square,
Tour La Rochelle
Hello HaveWind followers! Quick fun video for you here showcasing the stunning port we are staying at now waiting for the Lagoon 42 we will be delivering across the Atlantic to be completed. Not a bad place to wait, I will tell you. Stunning views, amazing fromageries, and some pretty darn good wine to boot! We should be able to board the Lagoon next week and startnpreparing to set off across the Bay of Biscay!
I posted a fun write-up of our travel plans--how we met Kate and Cyrus and connected, and why Phillip and I changed our own travel plans to join them on an epic Atlantic crossing--today at havewindwilltravel.com. I’ve also been holding a fun shipyard video in store to share with you all when we cast-off so you guys will have something fun to watch as we head out across the ocean. Follow along in real time via our Delorme posts at facebook.com/havewindwilltravel. Enjoy!
Rochelle VLOG | Visit of La Rochelle in 1 day France - HD 1080p
Visit of La Rochelle in 1 day Charente-Maritime France - HD 1080p
La Rochelle Listen is a city in the south-west of France, historical capital of Aunis and prefecture of Charente-Maritime, in the region of New Aquitaine. With 75,736 inhabitants in 2016, La Rochelle is the most populated town in the department, ahead of Saintes, Rochefort and Royan. Its inhabitants are called Rochelais and Rochelaises1.
Located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Pertuis d'Antioche, and protected from storms by the barrier of the islands of Ré, Oléron and Aix, the city is primarily a port complex of the first order since the twelfth century. It retains more than ever its title of Porte Océane by the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and pleasure).
A millennial city with a rich historical and urban heritage, the historic capital of Aunis has today become the most important city between the Loire estuary and the Gironde estuary. Its urban activities are multiple and highly differentiated. City with port and industrial functions still important, it has a largely predominant administrative and tertiary sector that is reinforced by its university and tourism in full development.
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un petit tour complet de la rochelle pour ceux qui souhaitent venir en vacances
A faire aussi chatellaion proche de la rochelle
fourras pour son fun golf
boire un coup sur le france1(bateau) sur le port de la rochelle pres de la mediatheque
manger au bar andré
manger au theatro bettini
musée des automates
croisiere inter iles
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La Rochelle (France) 2014
La Rochelle -April 2014 : port, towers, old town, Fort Boyard
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La Rochelle, version sonore !
Clip vidéo de promotion de l'identité sonore de La Rochelle.
La Rochelle Travel Guide - a walking tour
La Rochelle Travel Guide - a walking tour
Following the city guide given to us by the office of La Rochelle Tourism is an entirely fun and interesting diversion that kept us going for about four hours of historical facts about La Rochelle.
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Voeux 2012
Voeux 2012 de l'Office de Tourisme de La Rochelle
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La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.
A Two day Stay in La Rochelle.
La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwestern France and capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It's been a centre for fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition that's reflected in its Vieux Port (old harbour) and huge, modern Les Minimes marina. The old town has half-timbered medieval houses and Renaissance architecture, including passageways covered by 17th-century arches.
Office tourisme La Rochelle
Les tours du Vieux-Port de la Rochelle - Région Poitou-Charentes - Le Monument Préféré des Français
Les tours du Vieux-Port de la Rochelle - Région Poitou-Charentes - Le Monument Préféré des Français
Trois tours pour un port : il fallait bien cela pour protéger celui de La Rochelle au XIVe siècle. Grâce au commerce du sel et du vin, il était devenu stratégique ! Aujourd’hui, on va de l’une à l’autre des tours pour se plonger dans l’histoire...
Deux d’entre elles, pour interdire l’entrée du port aux bateaux, pouvaient être reliées par une chaîne : la Tour de la Chaîne, évidemment, et la Tour Saint Nicolas. La première servait aussi à surveiller le trafic et à percevoir droits et taxes. On l’utilisa encore comme poudrière : l’explosion de 1652 la laissa éventrée durant trois siècles… jusqu’au XXe lorsqu’on la restaura ! La Tour Saint-Nicolas, érigée aussi au XIVe siècle, fit également office de prison pour les Huguenots puis les Chouans. Quant à la Tour de la Lanterne, édifiée au XVe siècle, elle enchaîna les fonctions : point de contrôle et de désarmement des bateaux, phare, prison… et lieu de mémoire aujourd’hui avec ses 400 graffitis laissés par les prisonniers de toutes époques. Autres records : ses 75m de haut, et le fait qu’elle soit le plus ancien phare de la côte Atlantique. Du sommet de ces importants vestiges de fortifications maritimes médiévales, on a une merveilleuse vue sur la ville, la mer et… Fort Boyard !
A Summer evening at La Rochelle
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Voeux de l'Office de Tourisme de La Rochelle
Suivez le guide : les 3 tours de La Rochelle
Vestiges des sièges successifs de la ville et fières gardiennes de la cité, elles témoignent de la puissance de La Rochelle depuis le Moyen-Âge. La plus imposante est la tour Saint Nicolas .On y a aujourd'hui installé un musée, et sa visite est un véritable jeu de piste entre les diverses pièces et escaliers ardus. Sa voisine : la tour de la chaîne utilisée à l'époque pour condamner l'accès au port, une chaîne était jadis tendue entre la tour Saint-Nicolas et cette tour, d'où son nom : tour de la Chaîne. On y percevait également les taxes et droits d'accès. Enfin véritable point de repère pour la navigation, la tour de la Lanterne qui combine un phare et un amer : c'est d'ailleurs le plus vieux phare de toute la côte atlantique.
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