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In January, Feluka's planner fills 2 full days in La Rochelle, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.
The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.
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Day 1: Arsenal and La Genette, Le Pérot and La Trompette Charruyer Park about 45 min The largest park in the city centre, 40 hectares of green strip with a small animal park, open 24 hours.
What to do there Visit the animal park Look for the peacocks Walk the paved trails down the length of the park Picnic near the beach Arsenal and La Genette Chem. des Remparts, 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Lantern Tower about 45 min A medieval lighthouse at the harbour mouth, later a prison, with prisoners' graffiti inside and a view from the top.
What to do there Climb to the top for the view over the harbour Read the prisoners' graffiti on the walls and stairs See the stained glass lighting the staircase Arsenal and La Genette Rue sur les Murs, 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
La Kase about 80 min A bistro in a pedestrian street near the Chain Tower with creative seafood cooking; closed Monday and Tuesday.
What to do there Order the accras Try the house rum Have the weekday lunch menu Finish with a pavlova Arsenal and La Genette 13 Rue de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Ernest Glacier about 25 min An ice-cream parlour on rue du Port with many flavours, canelé ice cream and homemade cones.
What to do there Choose from the many flavours Try the canelé ice cream Order a homemade cone Le Pérot and La Trompette 16 Rue du Port, 17000 La Rochelle Best: afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Chain Tower about 35 min The smallest of the harbour towers, from which a chain once closed the port entrance, with an exhibition inside.
What to do there See the old harbour chain at the foot of the tower Look for the star-shaped floor of the great hall See the stairs that lead nowhere Follow the audio-guided exhibition on emigration to Canada Arsenal and La Genette 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Les Flots about 100 min A seafood restaurant beside the Chain Tower with a view of the Old Port, open every day for lunch and dinner.
What to do there Choose a tasting menu of seafood Ask for a wine pairing Look over the Old Port from your table Arsenal and La Genette 1 Rue de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Day 2: Le Pérot and La Trompette, Arsenal and La Genette New World Museum about 75 min An 18th-century mansion telling La Rochelle's links with the Americas, including the slave trade.
What to do there Learn how the Atlantic slave trade ran through La Rochelle See the Toussaint Louverture sculpture by Ousmane Sow See the old maps, prints and paintings Walk through the 18th-century mansion Le Pérot and La Trompette 10 Rue Fleuriau, 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Central Market about 60 min The covered market hall, open every morning all year, with oysters, cheese and local products.
What to do there Browse the covered hall (open every morning) Wander the street stalls on Wednesday and Saturday mornings Shop the Friday afternoon food market Taste oysters and buy local cheese Le Pérot and La Trompette 17000 La Rochelle Best: early morning, morning, late morning On the map › Something wrong?
Le Comptoir de Walter about 70 min A buffet-style restaurant in the Saint-Nicolas quarter with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
What to do there Try the home-made dishes Choose the vegetarian lasagna Finish with a tart Le Pérot and La Trompette 45 Rue Saint-Nicolas, 17000 La Rochelle Best: lunch, dinner On the map › Something wrong?
Le Bunker about 75 min A Second World War museum inside an underground bunker built in 1941, with a riddle trail.
What to do there See the military artefacts and WWII memorabilia Solve the riddles on the paper chase Read the explanatory panels on the history of the bunker Le Pérot and La Trompette 8 Rue des Dames, 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Saint-Louis Cathedral about 25 min The neo-classical cathedral on Place de Verdun, built from 1742, with paintings in the cupola.
What to do there Look up at the paintings in the cupola Spot the 12th-century bell tower of the earlier church Look for the ceiling frescoes Le Pérot and La Trompette Pl. de Verdun, 17000 La Rochelle Best: morning, late morning, afternoon On the map › Something wrong?
Bar André about 80 min A brasserie on the Old Port since 1947, at the foot of the two towers, serving seafood platters and oysters.
What to do there Share a seafood platter Order the mouclade Eat oysters Sit on the terrace at the foot of the two towers Arsenal and La Genette 5 Rue St Jean du Pérot, 17000 La Rochelle Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
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