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Brouage
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, Charente-Maritime
A star-shaped fortified town in the marshes of Charente-Maritime, once a busy salt port, whose sea has since retreated, leaving it stranded in the fi…
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Corderie Royale, Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
The 374-metre-long royal rope works of the naval arsenal founded by Louis XIV at Rochefort, on the Charente estuary.
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Towers of La Rochelle
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
Three medieval towers guarding the old harbour of La Rochelle: the Saint-Nicolas and Chain towers on either side of the entrance, between which a gre…