Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in La Rochelle, France

The Lantern Tower is one of the three medieval historic towers in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France, which guarded the port at Aunis. The Lantern tower served as a Lighthouse and a prison throughout its history. It was also known by other names: Garrot tower, Priest tower, and Four Sergeant tower. In 1789 the French government declared it a Monument historique

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The Chain Tower (1384) along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the Chain tower because an actual chain was stretched across the port entrance from this building. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique (MH).

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The Grosse Horloge de La Rochelle is an old city gate dating from the primitive enclosure known as Guillaume X, which became useless with the enlargement of the city, it housed a bell and a clock in 1478 and became the belfry of the city replacing the Porte de Mallevault. The Porte de la Grosse-Horloge is classified as a historical monument by decree of 13 December 1978.

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A fortified city, La Rochelle has many defensive monuments, the best known of which are the medieval towers of the Old Port, which guard the entrance and have made it world famous. During its history, La Rochelle has lost many of its monuments, such as the ramparts that fortified the city and which were pierced by gates that have also disappeared. It is estimated that these disappearances occurred around 1910-1930 during the expansion of La Rochelle, in particular with the establishment of its railway station. Between 2016 and 2020, La Rochelle carried out numerous works, particularly against flooding, which at the same time allowed it to enhance its heritage, such as in Gabut, at the foot of the Saint-Nicolas tower but also in the streets of the city centre.

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La Rochelle Cathedral is a Catholic church located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The cathedral has been a national monument since 1906.

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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle is a museum dedicated to fine arts, located in the city of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. Along with the Musée du Nouveau Monde, it is part of the art and history museums of La Rochelle. The mansion in which the museum is located is listed as a historical monument by decree of 23 February 1925.

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The Café de la Paix is a Café de La Rochelle (France), created in 1793 under the name of military coffee, and which has existed under its current name since 1900.

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The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a natural history museum located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The building is listed as a historic monument by order of October 27, 2003. He is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT).

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The Musée du Nouveau Monde is a history museum located in La Rochelle, in Charente-Maritime, located in the Hôtel de Fleuriau since 1982.

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The Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance chapel is located in the centre of La Rochelle between Rue des Augustins and Rue Bazoges. The Tridentine rite, also known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, is practiced there. It belongs to the priory of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay, which in turn depends on the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. The chapel was listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments on 31 December 1985, including the altarpiece.

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The Church of Saint-Sauveur is a Louis XIII style church rebuilt at the end of the 17th century on a primitive 12th-century church in the city of La Rochelle. Located on Quai Maubec, set back and close to the Old Port, it is placed under the invocation of the Holy Saviour (Jesus Christ).

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A fortified city, La Rochelle has many defensive monuments, the best known of which are the medieval towers of the Old Port, which guard the entrance and have made it world famous. During its history, La Rochelle has lost many of its monuments, such as the ramparts that fortified the city and which were pierced by gates that have also disappeared. It is estimated that these disappearances occurred around 1910-1930 during the expansion of La Rochelle, in particular with the establishment of its railway station. Between 2016 and 2020, La Rochelle carried out numerous works, particularly against flooding, which at the same time allowed it to enhance its heritage, such as in Gabut, at the foot of the Saint-Nicolas tower but also in the streets of the city centre.

Wikipedia: Monuments de La Rochelle (FR)

Saint Nicolas Tower (1384) along with the Lantern tower and the Chain tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique (MH).

Wikipedia: Saint Nicolas Tower (EN)