A week-end to discover la rochelle

Topic	Sites and museums
Departure	LA ROCHELLE (17)
Details	For this tour a weekend, we invite you to discover the city of La Rochelle, prefecture of the department of Charente-Maritime.

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Day 2

La Rochelle, a mixture of history and modernity

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Aquarium of La Rochelle

To start the day, we advise you to open the doors of the Aquarium of La Rochelle. You'll find nearly 12,000 marine animals. You can even walk through a tunnel 360.

Museum of Automata

Then you go back to childhood in the Museum of Automata. Walk through an exotic and fun place.

Some controllers will surprise you.

Museum of Fine Arts

Then, you can continue this day to discover La Rochelle by visiting the Museum of Fine Arts. It will offer a rich panorama of European painting from the fifteenth to the twentieth century.

The evening is primarily along the rue Saint-Nicolas, former mark of sailors, the city comes alive.

Accommodation nearby

Hôtel les Vignes de la Chapelle

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La Rochelle, maritime city with an exceptional architectural her

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For the second day to visit La Rochelle, we advise you to discover the city with the charm of the Atlantic.

Towers of La Rochelle

So you start the day discovering the towers of La Rochelle. Symbol of the city, the towers of the Lantern, Chain and Saint-Nicolas. Inside, you can easily discover a collection of more than 600 graffiti carved by pirates or a permanent exhibition "La Rochelle-Quebec Ship to New France", an invitation to follow the migrants in their journey. You will also have a unique view of the city.

You can then stroll along the Old Port enjoying an ice cream.

To finish this beautiful weekend, you can buy a souvenir of the city of La Rochelle in the many souvenir shops downtown.

Balance

This tour to discover La Rochelle is not the only possible one. We tried to show you the time of a weekend as possible sites. If you have suggestions or comments, feel free to leave us a comment.