After your arrival at La Rochelle Train Station, France, you can look forward to exploring straight away. Make your exploration easier by renting a car from a car rental company in La Rochelle Train Station and get to navigate the whole place easily and at your own schedule. .
Top places to visit in La Rochelle
Below are the top places to explore in La Rochelle as per your own convenience by using a rented car.
- Hotel de ville - Is at the center of La Rochelle’s historic quarter that you can get to from La Rochelle Train Station by use of a rented car. Built between 1595 and 1606 this hotel is in a richly decorated Renaissance style that is currently surrounded by the same wall that served as its protection hundreds of years ago. Get to experience the feeling of being served in ancient historic hotel.
- Vieux Port (Old Port) - Rent a car and drive to the bustling sea port of La Rochelle that is packed with quaint old fishing boats. Two medieval towers guard the entrance on the east and west. Get to be and tour saint- Nicholas that was designed as a fort to protect the city from invaders.
- La Rochelle Aquarium - By driving you rental car around, I am sure you have had fascinating experiences. However, I am sure they are not any closer to the ones you will get to see when you visit the La Rochelle aquarium, where you will go on an exciting deep-sea journey and go closer to marine life. This aquarium presents more than 12000 species from the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean, and contains 3 million liters of seawater making it the largest aquarium in the whole of Europe. Come and discover all kinds of the marvelous sea life, from the transparent jellyfish to the scariest sharks you have ever imagined.
- Musée du Nouveau Monde (Museum of the New World) - Are you a lover of history? Nowhere else will you experience the history of France more than here in the museum of the new world. This museum housed in an 18th century building, documents Frances’ relationship with the new world (North and South America) in detail from the 16th century. Get to see the old maritime maps exhibitions about trade routes in Brazil and the Caribbean.
- Ile de Ré - After all the learning and experience, come park your rented car at the Ile de Re restaurant and have an authentic meal of seafood.