La Rochelle
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About La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a piece of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime division. The city is associated with the Ile de Re by a 2.9-kilometer connect finished on 19 May 1988. Its harbor opens into a secured strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche. La Rochelle's fundamental component is the "Vieux Port" "Old Harbor", which is at the core of the city, beautiful and fixed with fish eateries. The city dividers are available to a night promenade. The old town has been all around safeguarded. From the harbor, sailing treks can be taken to the Ile d'Aix and Fort Boyard.
Close-by Ile de Re is a short drive toward the North. The farmland of the encompassing Charente-Maritime is provincial and loaded with history Saintes. Toward the North is Venise Verte, a mucky zone of nation, confused with minor channels and a prevalent hotel for inland sailing. Inland is the nation of Cognac and Pineau. The adjacent Ile de Re is open by means of a scaffold from La Rochelle, La Rochelle and its district are served by the universal La Rochelle - Ile de Re Airport, which has continuously created in the course of the most recent 5 years. The train station Gare de La Rochelle offers associations with Bordeaux, Nantes, Poitiers, Paris and a few local goals.