Visit La Rochelle

Some ideas for visits to La Rochelle:

• The historic center and its streets lined with half-timbered houses covered with slate and Renaissance facades,
• The Lantern Tower, the St. Nicholas Tower and the Chain Tower on the Old Port (fourteenth and fifteenth centuries),
• The Town Hall classified as a historical monument,
• The gate of the Big Clock, a Gothic tower once fortification then belfry of the city,
• The Church of Saint Sauveur, jewel of the classical architecture of La Rochelle,
• The Saint-Louis cathedral which recalls the style of the cathedral of Versailles and denotes the typical architecture of La Rochelle,
• The cloister of the White Ladies, convent of the seventeenth century,
• The market of La Rochelle under the halls of the nineteenth century : local products and authentic atmosphere,
• The Marans canal, an ideal historical axis for a river cruise or bike tourism that connects the Marais Poitevin to La Rochelle…

If you want to explore La Rochelle in every nook and cranny, follow the guide on a guided tour organized by the tourist office. You will discover the most beautiful monuments of La Rochelle. More unusual, travel around the city in a horse-drawn carriage !

Good to know: the Tourist Passes allow you to visit La Rochelle at reduced rates. Check with the tourist office.