Guidebook for La Rochelle

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Guidebook for La Rochelle

Food Scene

Best pizza in the world. Literally.
41 locals recommend
Teatro Bettini et Accademia
3 Rue Thiers
41 locals recommend
Best pizza in the world. Literally.
The best bakery in La Rochelle just 5 minutes' walk from the residence!! Ask for '4 banettes' and you'll get four beautiful soft-on-the-inside-crunchy-on-the-outside baguettes at a crazily low price.
6 locals recommend
Boulangerie Banette
Avenue du Fief Rose
6 locals recommend
The best bakery in La Rochelle just 5 minutes' walk from the residence!! Ask for '4 banettes' and you'll get four beautiful soft-on-the-inside-crunchy-on-the-outside baguettes at a crazily low price.

Drinks & Nightlife

Best atmosphere for drinks and live music in La Rochelle.
25 locals recommend
Corrigans Traditional Irish Pub
20 Rue des Cloutiers
25 locals recommend
Best atmosphere for drinks and live music in La Rochelle.

Sightseeing

The two towers are La Rochelle's iconic harbour sight and can be climbed.
103 locals recommend
Tower of the Lantern
Rue sur les Murs
103 locals recommend
The two towers are La Rochelle's iconic harbour sight and can be climbed.

Parks & Nature

La Rochelle's central park is a special place that runs the length of the town, reaching the beach (plage de la Concurrence) at one end and stretching up towards our residence at the other, passing through a small animal park with deer, peacocks and birds.
136 locals recommend
Le parc Charruyer
Chemin des Remparts
136 locals recommend
La Rochelle's central park is a special place that runs the length of the town, reaching the beach (plage de la Concurrence) at one end and stretching up towards our residence at the other, passing through a small animal park with deer, peacocks and birds.

Arts & Culture

Fantastic maritime museum.
157 locals recommend
Musée Maritime de La Rochelle
Place Bernard Moitessier
157 locals recommend
Fantastic maritime museum.

Essentials

A fantastic bio organic food shop that moved to directly across the road from the residence in 2014.
14 locals recommend
Biocoop La Rochelle Nord
27 Av. de Lagord Vendôme
14 locals recommend
A fantastic bio organic food shop that moved to directly across the road from the residence in 2014.
A LIDL shop just a few minutes' walk from the Residence
15 locals recommend
Lidl
2 Rue du Moulin de Vendôme
15 locals recommend
A LIDL shop just a few minutes' walk from the Residence
Budget supermarket just 5-10 minutes' walk from the Residence.
10 locals recommend
Leader Price
8 Av. Jean Monnet
10 locals recommend
Budget supermarket just 5-10 minutes' walk from the Residence.
Huge supermarket surrounded by smaller shops catering for all needs just 10 minutes' walk from the Residence, or 2 minutes by car.
31 locals recommend
E. Leclerc Hyper
Avenue du Fief Rose
31 locals recommend
Huge supermarket surrounded by smaller shops catering for all needs just 10 minutes' walk from the Residence, or 2 minutes by car.

Entertainment & Activities

A fantastic hands-on zoo just over an hour from La Rochelle but well worth the trip and the effort.
401 locals recommend
La Palmyre Zoo
6 Avenue de Royan
401 locals recommend
A fantastic hands-on zoo just over an hour from La Rochelle but well worth the trip and the effort.
Many say the best aquarium in the world.
609 locals recommend
La Rochelle Aquarium
Quai Louis Prunier
609 locals recommend
Many say the best aquarium in the world.