Aquarium de La Rochelle
Aquarium de La Rochelle is a family-owned public aquarium in La Rochelle, France. It contains 73 display aquaria, 150 quarantine aquaria, and more than 12,000 animals of 600 species.
Public Art in La Rochelle
Grosse Horloge
Grosse Horloge is an ancient city gate of La Rochelle, originally part of the primitive enclosure called Guillaume X. In 1478, it received a bell tower and clock, and later became the city’s belfry.
Église Saint-Sauveur
Église Saint-Sauveur de La Rochelle is a Louis XIII style church in La Rochelle, located on quai Maubec near the Vieux-Port. Rebuilt at the end of the 17th century on the site of a 12th century church, it is dedicated to Saint Sauveur.
La Rochelle Cathedral
La Rochelle Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in La Rochelle, linked to the former church of Saint-Barthélemy. Its history includes rebuilding, conflict during the Reformation, demolition in 1573, and later attempts at reconstruction.
La Coursive
La Coursive is a performance hall and cultural center in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. Classified as a Scène nationale since 1990, it is dedicated to live performances and is one of the city’s two concert halls.
Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle
The Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a French natural history museum in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. It is installed in the former palace of the governor of Aunis, a building registered as a historic monument in 2003.
Musée du Nouveau Monde
The Musée du Nouveau Monde is a history museum in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, housed in the Hôtel de Fleuriau since 1982. It focuses on the relations between La Rochelle and the Americas and includes material on the slave trade and slavery in the Antilles colonies.
Musée maritime de La Rochelle
The Musée maritime de La Rochelle is a floating museum in the bassins des chalutiers of the Vieux-Port in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. It combines ships, sailboats, and exhibition spaces on land.
Notre-Dame-de-Cougnes
Notre-Dame-de-Cougnes is the parish church of La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime, within the diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes. Founded in 1077, it began as a modest chapel serving the hamlet of Cougnes and was largely destroyed in 1568 before being rebuilt from 1653.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle is a French art museum in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. It is housed in a protected hôtel particulier and forms part of the city’s art and history museums with the Musée du Nouveau Monde.