La
Rochelle is a beautiful, big-hearted town, a thousand years old but
with its sights set firmly on the future. Free, independent, thriving,
La Rochelle was always different to other French towns and has had an
eventful history. The "Rondes de nuit", organised by the local Tourist
Information Office at nightfall, are an unusual way to find out about La
Rochelle's history and to see inside buildings not normally open to the
public!