Summer sales break out in the area today but the highlight for us was a visit to the aquarium in La…read moreRochelle. Open 365 days a year, it costs EUR13.00 to enter and is well worth it. Parking is fairly freely available close to the centre and we got ours (for free) in the Esplanade du Parcs, having failed to find a Park and Ride on the way in (which we used previously). A pleasant walk through Place Verdun and then Rue de Palais took us to the port and its towers and it views out over the Atlantic. The Aquarium, well signposted, is on the other side of the Vieux Port, a short walk away. Creatures from all the oceans of the world, from tiny seahorses and colourful coral fish to the big grey sharks, can be seen here. Want to be young again? Pay the EUR13.00 and wonder. An excellent visit.