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Walking Tour: Discover La Rochelle's History & Sights
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La Rochelle
Walking tour of La Rochelle in English.
Find out about the history of La Rochelle, visit the key sights to see, discover the best things to see and do around La Rochelle, learn about the Food and Drink specialties of the region and get loads of tips for making the most of your time in this wonderful city!
Walking tour of La Rochelle in English.
Find out about the history of La Rochelle, visit the key sights to see, discover the best things to see and do around La Rochelle, learn about the Food and Drink specialties of the region and get loads of tips for making the most of your time in this wonderful city!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Towers of La Rochelle - We start outside the Chain Tower, stop outside the Lantern Tower and finish the tour beside the Saint Nicholas Tower
- Vieux Port - We begin and end beside the old port and pass by it several times on our tour
- Porte des Deux Moulins - We pass through the Porte des Deux Moulins en route from the Lantern Tower to the…
- Towers of La Rochelle - We start outside the Chain Tower, stop outside the Lantern Tower and finish the tour beside the Saint Nicholas Tower
- Vieux Port - We begin and end beside the old port and pass by it several times on our tour
- Porte des Deux Moulins - We pass through the Porte des Deux Moulins en route from the Lantern Tower to the Fort des Dames
- Plage de la Concurrence - We stop beside the Plage de la Concurrence and talk a bit about the western side of La Rochelle including the new port and the role of La Rochelle in the World War 2
- Porte de la Grosse-Horloge - We stop outside the Gross Horloge and talk about the old city of La Rochelle including the original city walls and trade during this time.
- Statue Admiral Duperre - We pass by the statue of this famous french war hero.
- Hotel de Ville - We stop and discuss the role the oldest working town hall in France has had in the development of La Rochelle
- Place de verdun - We stop outside the cathedral and talk about the origins of La Rochelle
- Marche du Centre Ville - We talk about the development of commerce in La Rochelle and some of the key food and drink specialities of the region.
- Parc Charruyer - We pass through the park en route back from the western part of La Rochelle to the town centre.
- Rue Sur-les-Murs - We walk along the only surviving part of the walls of La Rochelle.
- Cathedrale St-Louis (La) - We pass by the famous land mark of La Rochelle
- Quartier Saint Nicolas - We walk through this bohemian neighbourhood discovering some of its unique boutiques and bars along the way.
- Eglise St-Sauveur - We stop outside the famous relic of La Rochelle and great example of the effect of the iconoclastic wars.
- Quartier du Gabut - We pass through here towards the end of our tour and see if there is anything interesting happening at the famous Guingette!
- Phare du quai Valin - We stop at this lighthouse and discuss the importance the two lighthouses had on maritime navigation in La Rochelle.
What's Included
- Guided Walking Tour
- Guided Walking Tour
What's Not Included
- Access nor Entry to the Towers
- Access nor Entry to the Towers
Location
Place de la Chaîne
We will meet beside the anchor in Place de la Chaîne, just in front of Tour de la Chaîne.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ellen_l
Mar 4, 2025
A nice and informative tour with Irishman John - I was the only one who had ordered this guiding, but John didn’t cancel. I met a nice and humoristic guide, with a lot of knowledge about beautiful La Rochelle! I had a very nice tour and learned a lot. John also gave good advices - I especially liked «la rue Restau». I can really recommend this guiding tour with the Irishman John!
Takk for turen! - as we say in Norway.
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Hayden
Mar 3, 2025
Excellent and informative tour guide. - Excellent guided tour by John - very knowledgeable, affable and a genuinely nice, easy going guys.
Cannot recommend this tour enough - not a difficult walk (If you're concerned about mobility - no issues apart from a few cobblestones which can be avoided) and flat all the way.
Very good historical commentary.
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Bisbis1241
Feb 7, 2025
Delightful walking tour in English - We had a delightful and informative English speaking walking tour of La Rochelle with John. He was so knowledgeable of the history of the town and was ready to respond to questions we had. It was a really enjoyable experience and we recommend his tour highly.
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H9908lwaureliem
Feb 3, 2025
Great experience! - The visit with John was really enjoyable; we had a wonderful time discovering La Rochelle. I appreciated that the information was accessible, with humorous references! Now, we have a better understanding of La Rochelle and its treasures! Thank you so much, John, for this shared moment!
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Rita_s
Nov 19, 2024
La Rochelle - John was great! His knowledge was wonderful and shared it with comedy along the way making it even more interesting.
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Michellelx3548vy
Nov 2, 2024
Highly recommend - John was very knowledgeable and gave us some great historical facts about the town. It made our stay a lot more worthwhile having done this tour. We really enjoyed it!,
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T7351trclaudiar
Oct 15, 2024
Nice walk - Lovely overview with practical tips. John is very pleasant and well informed. He has been living in La Rochelle over several years.
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Dreamer589132
Oct 11, 2024
Excellent would highly recommend. - An excellent walking Tour that gives the opportunity to see some great sites and hear the history of La Rochelle. John our tour guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and provided lots of tips to make our stay the best it can be. Overall a really great experience with a really nice tout guide in a lovely city.
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Q4935wokevinb
Oct 7, 2024
Highly Recommended tour. Fun and interesting. - This was a wonderful tour. I highly recommend it. John was very knowledgeable about La Rochelle. At each stop we saw something interesting and learned about La Rochelle's history and where are the best places to eat, the markets, the beaches and so on. At one of the shops John had arranged for us to sample some of the local liquor known as Pineau, and some of the local Brandy. It was a great introduction to La Rochelle.
I am only disappointed that we were not able to go on a wine tasting tour that John also offers. I bet that would have been great too!
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D4185hipaulinej
Oct 7, 2024
Highly recommended - Fantastic tour. John was very knowledgeable about La Rochelle and took us on a visit that lasted over two hours. Highly recommended.
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