La Rochelle is located in the west of France on the coast of the Bay of Biscay in the Poitou-Charentes region. The distance to the French capital is about 470 km.
The population of the city is about 77 thousand inhabitants.
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How to get to La Rochelle
La Rochelle can be reached by train from Paris. Travel time - 2 hours 50 minutes.
In addition, from many European cities, regular flights are carried out in La Rochelle. The duration of the flight from an hour to a little up to 2, 5 hours depending on the point of departure.
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History of La Rochelle
La Rochelle was founded in the 10th century, and in the 11th and 12th centuries it was an important city in the network of the Knights Templar who built a large port here .The reminder of this time exists in the city so far in the form of a street of the Templars (rue des Templiers) .Up to the 15th century, La Rochelle was the largest port of France on the Atlantic coast .In the Renaissance, the city openly accepted the ideas of the Reformation and from the second half of the 16th century it became the center of the Huguenots, which gave La Rochelle a period of prosperity and peace, albeit a short one .Confrontation between the city and the royal troops in 1628 for a long time deprived the city of all political privileges .The former glory and prosperity returned to it only in the 17-18th centuries, with the beginning of active maritime trade with Canada and the Antilles .
After the revolution of 1789, luck again turns away from the city. The next stage of revival begins only from the 19th century with the creation of a deep-water port.
Beaches of La Rochelle
There are no beaches in the city. The nearest recreation area Le Minim is 3 km south-west of the Old Port on the Valen waterfront. At 9 km from La Rochelle there is the island of Re with beautiful sandy beaches.
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions of La Rochelle
The center of La Rochelle is the Old Port, which is a harbor surrounded by quarters of the Old Town. In the 14th century, special towers were built to protect the port on both sides: on the western side - La-Shen, on the east - Saint-Nicolas. In case of danger, chains stretching between the entrance to the port were stretched between them
The fortress wall, stretching west from the tower of La Shen, will lead to another tower - Lantern, also called the tower of Four Sergeants. In 1822, the sergeants of the garrison were executed here, who planned the overthrow of the newly restored monarchy. The inscriptions scratched on the walls were made by English pirates imprisoned in it in the 17th century.
Passing through the tower gate, you will find yourself on the street Pale - the main shopping street of La Rochelle. To the east of it is parallel Mercier Street. Between these two streets there is a traditional building for the port city - medieval houses with hanging slate cornices and arcades for rain protection, Renaissance mansions, 18th-century stone buildings, gargoyles ... All this creates an amazing atmosphere of La Rochelle. Photo of La Rochelle (18)