Famous Landmark sights in France

1. Defensive Towers

   • La Rochelle, France
   • Sights › Famous landmark

   To protect the harbour at night in times of war, an enormous chain was raised between the two 14th-century stone towers at the harbour entrance to La Rochelle, giving rise to the name Tour de la Chaîne (Chain Tower). There are superb views from the top and a whizz-bang new permanent exhibit about the Canadian voyagers.

   Across the harbour it's also possible to climb the 36m-high, pentagonal Tour St-Nicolas.

   So named because of its role as the harbour's lighthouse (lit by an enormous candle), and one of the oldest of its kind in the world, the conical 15th-century Tour de la Lanterne is also referred to as Tour des Quatre Sergents in memory of four local sergeants, two of…

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