Three harbour towers, arcaded streets and the bridge to Île de Ré. A full La Rochelle guide is being written — in the meantime, browse Nouvelle-Aquitaine for what's nearby.
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In the area
The tourism areas this town sits inside.
More of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Bordeaux An eighteenth-century city on a river, with 6,000 châteaux behind it -
Saint-Émilion A monolithic church cut into rock, ringed by grand cru vineyards - Arcachon Oysters, a Winter Town of villas, and Europe's tallest dune next door
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Biarritz An imperial resort that became Europe's first surf town -
Bayonne Basque ham, chocolate since the 1600s, and a five-day summer fête -
Saint-Jean-de-Luz A sheltered Basque bay, and the church where Louis XIV married -
Sarlat-la-Canéda Golden stone, a Saturday market, and the Dordogne's best base -
Bergerac A riverside old town and the Dordogne's own wine appellations -
Cognac The Charente, the angels' share, and every house name you know -
Pau A boulevard with the whole Pyrenean chain laid out in front of it - Hossegor A pine-backed beach break that hosts the world tour