Leaving either from La Rochelle or the Isle of Ré by the bridge, you will go from one atmosphere to another, totally different. You can make up the visit for the day by choosing a half-day “Discover La Rochelle” and a half-day “Discover Isle of Ré”
A visit of La Rochelle can be combined with a visit of Rochefort and vice versa. Rochefort is an atypical military town dating back to the XVIIth century. The highlights are the visits of the former royal rope factory and the replica of the frigate, the Hermione. A famous French movie-musical named « les Demoiselles de Rochefort » was shot there
Saintes is an exceptional town, known for its Roman remains, but also later Romanesque architecture, situated on the river Charente and surrounded by the hilly country of the Saintonge
The place where king François Ist was born. It’s particularly famous for its great Cognac houses where a cognac tasting can be organized
A fortified village from the XVIth century located in the heart of former salt marshes
The Sleeping Beauty castle, surrounded by magnificent gardens in the French style
A punt is the best means to penetrating this maze of water, called la Venise Verte, the Green Venice
The largest oyster farming area, “Marennes-Oléron” is world famous. The flat landscape, made up of a former marshland, is where oysters are farmed today. Lovely woods and beaches on the isle of Oléron
Aix is a curious tiny island only accessible by ferry-boat. The place where Napoleon spent his three last days on the French soil
