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La Rochelle's main feature is the "Vieux Port" ("Old Harbour"), which is at the heart of the city, picturesque and lined with seafood restaurants.
City of La Rochelle was the first city in the world to provide free bicycles - City bike, even in the 70's. Free to use during the day. La Rochelle also has beautiful beaches around, where you can enjoy and relax, La Rochelle is also famous for its tower, some of them: La Tour de la Lanterne, Tour Saint-Nicolas and la Tour de la Chaine.
La Rochelle is a city in southwestern France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. This City is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) bridge - the longest in France - completed on May 19, 1988. Its harbour opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche. The area of La Rochelle was occupied in antiquity by the Gaul tribe of the Santones, who gave their name to the nearby region of Saintonge and the city of Saintes.
