Rochefort

          Today's post will be about the city of history and art, because that's how it was announced - Rochefort. I will try to make the post not as long as the one about La Rochelle, but it is a real challenge considering the number of interesting places, monuments to see and visit.
          Therefore, let's start without dragging the topic. The first place worth seeing in Rochefort is the Royal Ropery. It is a building from the 17th century and impresses with its length and size. It is a museum, a great museum, where you can, among others, see an 18-minute audiovisual performance showing the history of this place, its purpose in the Arsenal since its construction in 1666 by king Louis XIV.

I'm already skipping the rest of the museum, and there are a lot of them, believe me a lot in Rochefort (I would have to write and write about them endlessly, boring you the same).
          Now I will show you the so-called Sun Door, the gate located in the heart of the city - the gate of the Arsenal. The gate of Arsenal Rochefort is a remnant of this former military port. From this door you could access the arsenal and a large part of the inhabitants of Rochefort crossed it on a daily basis to go to their place of work in the Arsenal. Personally, I associate it a little with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

          We are now smoothly moving to Place Colbert. It is the central square of Rochefort surrounded by bars and many shops. It is ideal for a leisurely stroll. You can see there beautiful fountain. Here we can observe several organized activities for locals and tourists: A Christmas rink, sometimes concerts, dances. The photos do not reflect the size of this square at all, it can be seen in the photos that show two places on this square next to each other, and yet the landscape is different.

          Now, quite briefly, towards the end. It is time to introduce you the Transporter Bridge. This is an interesting and unusual way to cross the river. It's a lot of fun. It is located a short distance from the city center. A gondola crosses this bridge over this bridge. A hanging gondola from the bridge. This is only good for people with strong nerves and no fear of tallness, because I personally never got on it.

          Rochefort has numerous museums in its offer to visit, but also numerous parks, such as the famous Return Garden, which is located next to Coderie Royale, as well as many others. You can't describe it, you have to see it. At the end I will show you the Garden of Returns and here I say goodbye to you for a week. To the next post !