A picture-postcard Atlantic port — twin medieval towers guarding the old harbour, and the white villages and salt marshes of Île de Ré.
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La Rochelle Old Port
🚗 15 min drive from the airport · 🌡️ approx. 19°C
- Tour Saint-Nicolas & Tour de la Chaîne
- Aquarium La Rochelle
- arcaded old town streets
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🏨 Find hotels in La Rochelle Old Port →Île de Ré
🚗 35 min drive across the toll bridge · 🌡️ approx. 19°C
- Whitewashed villages with green shutters
- cycling paths through salt marshes & vineyards
- Saint-Martin-de-Ré harbour
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🏨 Find hotels in Île de Ré →Fouras & Île d'Aix
🚗 35 min drive south, then a short ferry to Île d'Aix · 🌡️ approx. 19°C
- Fouras seafront promenade
- Napoleon's last French residence on Île d'Aix
- quiet family beaches
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