Why choose this La Rochelle tour ?
Play a city game where you will follow clues to discover wonderful places in the old town and old port of La Rochelle, a little, but beautiful French seaport. You will see a couple of maritime gems, such as The Red Lighthouse and the Aquarium while taking a walk among La Rochelle’s urban wonders.
Are you up for an adventure in La Rochelle?
You will discover historical landmarks such as Tour de l’Horloge and Saint Saviour Church. Daydream of boat rides while taking a stroll on the quays and find out about the controversial role that La Rochelle played in slavery.
Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.
The city game will take you about 1.5 hours to complete, but there’s no time limit which will allow you to go at your own pace. You won’t need a guide, just download the app, go to the starting point, and begin the adventure.
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What makes La Rochelle: Gems of the Port Exploration Game and Tour a unique experience ?
The New World Museum is a museum located in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, housed in the Hôtel de Fleuriau.
Dedicated to the relations between La Rochelle and the Americas then called “New World”, it is the first museum to address the slave trade past of a French port and to exhibit elements linked to the slave trade and slavery in the colonies. Caribbean.
Its collections are both the mirror of the New World explored by old Europe, and the reflection of a city enriched economically and culturally by the “new continent”.
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It is located on a small square at the corner of rue du Minage and rue du Cordouan.
Originally, the fountain was called “Fontaine du Puits Lori” and was at the bottom of a huge circular excavation six meters (20 feet) in diameter, into which one had to descend by one of the two shaped stairs. horseshoe, difficult and dangerous access, especially in winter.
In 1711 the pit was filled, and in 1722, the fountain, brought back to ground level, was operational again. A mascaron delivers the water to it.
It was listed as a historical monument by a decree of March 17, 1925.
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The café de la Paix is a café in La Rochelle (France), created in 1793 under the name of military café, and which has existed under its current name since 1900. It has been classified as a historical monument since an order of April 17, 1984.
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As soon as it arrived in La Rochelle in June 1940, the German army requisitioned the Hôtel des Étrangers, a 75-room establishment whose entrance overlooked the Place des Trois Fuseaux, opposite the covered market halls. In June 1941, it was reserved for the German navy who decided to build this bunker, adjoining the hotel: it was to serve as a shelter, in the event of a bombardment, for the admiral and the officers of the submarines of the 3rd flotilla who will be staying in the hotel from November.
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The Diocese of La Rochelle (Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes from 1852) was created in 1648 but the first stone of the new cathedral was not laid until 1742, by which time the architect who drew up the plans, Jacques Gabriel, was dead; the work was supervised, from a distance, by his son Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Although still not complete, it was consecrated anyway in 1784. The structure is a rather bare Neo-Classical one. The cupola has paintings by William Bouguereau, a native of the city.
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The town hall of La Rochelle, built mostly in the seventeenth century, rebuilt in the nineteenth, is considered one of the oldest in France to have preserved its original vocation. It was built on the site of the first town hall dating from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
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The gateway to the old city, Tour de la Grosse Horloge is a steadfast Gothic-style clock tower with a 12th-century base and 18th-century top.
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Saint Saviour’s Church (Christ’s Church) was built in the 18th century in the place of an old holy place. Its current mixed architectural style is the result of several periods of reconstruction, especially after it caught fire a few times.
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Located on the west side of the inner harbor, Feux de la Rochelle has guided ships into the historic harbor of La Rochelle since 1852. Its quick-flashing white light is visible only on or close to the range line.
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Aquarium de La Rochelle is a family-owned public aquarium in La Rochelle, France. It has a surface area of over 8,445 m2 (90,901 sq ft) with 3 million litres of seawater. It has 73 display aquaria and 150 quarantine aquaria exhibiting more than 12,000 animals of 600 different species.
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Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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- This Tour is Provided by Questo.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Paris.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
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- This Tour is Rated 2 Stars based on 15 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
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