Yachtcharter La Rochelle

Once the largest port of France on the Atlantic and historically a embattled city, La Rochelle is still a major fishing and trading port in the country. And it has been able to preserve its beautiful old city center despite all the turmoil of war. Off La Rochelle are islands with sandy beaches, pine forests and old fortresses, and in the restaurants you get some of the best seafood in the country.

Climate: Temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees
. Sailing season: May to September

Yacht charter La Rochelle

La Rochelle is located in the department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in western France. The city was saved from destruction during World War II and therefore still has an old town with beautiful half-timbered houses, towers and churches from the Middle Ages. Worth seeing are definitely the old port, the town hall, the Tour St. Nicolas, Tour de la Chaine, Tour de la Lanterne and the market hall. The Musée d'Orbigny Bernon informs about the eventful history of the city.

Off La Rochelle are the Ile de Ré and Ile d'Oléron, and the much smaller Île d'Aix between the two. Here there are sandy beaches as well as the typical pine forests. In Loix on Ile de Ré salt production still takes place in the salt marshes, Ile d'Oléron is known for its oyster and mussel farming and on the small Île d'Aix there are still some forts and bunkers as well as a museum about Napoleon, who was quartered here before his banishment to Saint Helena. Between the islands is the famous Fort Boyard, the setting for a popular French game show. It cannot be visited from the inside, but sailors have the advantage of a closer look from the outside.

The Bay of Biscay is not an easy sailing area, as the seabed rises rapidly, creating high waves and currents, and it is a tidal area. Experienced sailors can find their challenge here. Those who have longer time can also sail to the Spanish Biscayan coast, the Cantabrian Sea, for example to San Sebastian. To the north towards the Bay of Quiberon lie the Île d'Yeu and the Loire estuary and the Gulf of Morbihan. For more information on this area, see the alternative bases to the north, La Trinité-sur-Mer, Lorient and Arzon in Brittany.

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