La Rochelle, France — We didn’t take long to RSVP when friends who are renovating a 200-year-old farmhouse near La Rochelle invited us to visit in August. “It’ll be good for the children’s sense of ...
For history, culture, kick-back beaches and eye-aching prettiness. La Rochelle’s sheltered harbour made it a major Atlantic trading port, and its history is reflected in its fortifications and elegant ...
The powerful quake, which lasted several seconds, struck at 8:46am local time (0645 GMT), causing buildings to shake. The epicentre was between La Rochelle and the popular tourist town of Rochefort in ...