La Rochelle Airport

About La Rochelle

Star of the coast is undoubtedly the port of La Rochelle with its roots firmly anchored in the sea and seafaring. La Rochelle is a real picture postcard place. The old port forms the focus of the town. A great deal of La Rochelle is pedestrianised and gets crowded during the peak season. But despite it being a favourite holiday destination for decades, La Rochelle has not lost its charm.

La Rochelle's old harbour is the largest yachting centre on the local coast and is framed by the two towers of La Chaîne and St-Nicholas - making an entrance by boat remains the best way to arrive.

Behind the waterfront, between the harbour and the Place de Verdun, is the heart of La Rochelle. The main artery is the Rue du Palais, full of arcades with shops and houses, their slate roofs joining in a long tail of interlocking semi-circular patterns, making them look like fish scales. The street is striking with a stretch of grand houses decorated by ornate flourishes of colonnaded fronts, turrets and tiny galleries.

A new marina development, the Port des Minimes lies two kilometres outside the town centre accessible by water bus. Port des Minimes makes for an enjoyable afternoon or evening visit, with several maritime museums and a former weather ship.

The three kilometre toll bridge from La Rochelle heads out to the Ile de Ré. Ile de Ré is a beautiful holiday destination. Only 28 km long it barely reaches out of the sea with sandy beaches on the south side, churches with painted spires and tiny, low storey, white washed houses. La Couarde has particularly fine sand, a beachball's throw from the narrow lanes decorated with flowers.

About La Rochelle Airport

Rue du Jura sss,
17000 La Rochelle,
France

http://www.larochelle.aeroport.fr