Rue du Palais

May visit from sky princess

We wandered along before the crowds of cruise ship passengers. It’s such a beautiful area in La Rochelle. Sadly the weather was rainy on our day

Charming street from the Cathedral to the Grosse-Horloge

If walking into town from the Cathedral down to the harbour this is the best street to take. Although it is narrow it is such a lovely old street with some interesting buildings and plenty of great li...

This is the main shopping street in old town.

You have shops, department stores like Galleries Lafayette, Monoprix, Zara, etc. There are lots of beautiful bakeries and gelato shops too. Good walking street and a great place to people watch.

Old town - down town

This is a real delight. Narrow street Old building Vibrant shopping activities Lovely architecture Busy Great place to be

Modern Shopping in Historic Old Town

And it works very well with an eclectic mix of sole traders mixing with a few of the established brands. Plenty of opportunities to find something a bit different, particularly for clothing and jewell...