The La Rochelle City Guides answer what every visitor wants to know: where to eat oysters and mouclade away from the harbour terraces, how to fit the three towers and the museums into one day, when the tide is right for the beaches and how to reach Île de Ré or Fort Boyard without a car. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: why a place deserves your time, what to order or look out for, and one practical tip. The guides open in your browser the moment you pay.
About the La Rochelle City Guides
- 137 places
- 6 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six La Rochelle guides
Food guide
25 places
Oysters at the covered market, the classic seafood houses, the bistros locals book ahead, two splurges and the town’s favourite ice cream and apéritif.
Things to do guide
22 places
The harbour towers and old-town landmarks, five museums, seafront walks, parks and beaches, and boats and bikes for the evening.
Family guide
23 places
Seaside playgrounds, calm beaches and boat trips, museums children enjoy, ideas for rainy days and food for small appetites.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Proper cocktail bars, the Guignette aperitif ritual, wine and beer bars, rugby pubs and live music, harbour sunsets and food after dark.
Day trips guide
23 places
Beaches close to town, Île de Ré by bus and bike, Fort Boyard and Île d’Aix by boat, Rochefort and the Charente estuary and the green marshes inland.
Budget guide
20 places
Free and cheap museums and monuments, free walks and viewpoints, good eating for little money and the cheapest ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Café de la Paix
Rue Chaudrier, near the Hôtel de Ville
A Belle Époque café of mirrors, gilding and painted ceilings, where Georges Simenon once sat and wrote. Skip the brasserie menu and come for breakfast or a coffee and croissant in the finest room in town. From the food guide.
Guignette La Rochelle
Rue Saint-Nicolas
A tiny bar that has poured the Guignette for decades, a chilled white wine flavoured with fruit and sold by the glass. Order one and drink it on the street with everyone else: this is how La Rochelle starts its evening. From the nightlife guide.
Phare des Baleines
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, northern tip of Île de Ré
A 57-metre lighthouse at the far end of the island, with 257 steps up to a view across all of Ré and the open ocean. A small lighthouse museum sits at its foot. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in La Rochelle
Day one: climb the harbour towers in the morning with the things to do guide, build lunch at the covered market from the food guide, then join the Guignette crowd on Rue Saint-Nicolas and move on to a cocktail bar from the nightlife guide. Day two: let the day trips guide take you to Île de Ré by bus and bike, or by boat past Fort Boyard to Île d’Aix, and end with a free sunset walk from the budget guide. For a rainy or slow day, the family guide points you to the aquarium, the ships of the maritime museum and a crêpe stop.
Questions about the La Rochelle guides
What is in the La Rochelle City Guides?
Six guides covering 137 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I get the guides after I pay?
Your links appear on the order page as soon as payment goes through and in the order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Do the guides work offline in La Rochelle?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, ticks and notes included. Map links still need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy just one guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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