La Rochelle is rich with French fancies, from Cognac and crustaceans to art and design
Hip Parisians have long known the multifarious charms of this west-coast idyll
The marina at La Rochelle
Catherine Murphy
Moments after arriving in La Rochelle, I already know it’s a place I’ll come back to.
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