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Rochefort Abbey. The Trappist Abbey of Rochefort or Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Rochefort in the province of Namur (Wallonia, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world.
Rochefort. Rochefort is well known for its Trappist beer, brewed in the Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy: a perfect match to the eponymous cheese, sure to delight all foodies. The city also is a delightful location for relaxing holidays and enjoying walks in peaceful nature settings. The remains of the city's medieval castle, built on rocky outcrop ...
- The Arsenal Quarter
- La Frégate Hermione
- Musée National de La Marine
- Corderie Royale
- Musée Des Commerces D’Autrefois
- Fort Boyard
- Musée National de L’Ancienne École de Médecine Navale
- Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge
- Musée de L’Aéronautique Navale
- Conservatoire Du Bégonia
Source: sylv1rob1 / shutterstock In the 1660s Louis XIV picked a swathe of once empty marshland for his Royal Dockyard, which was under orders to be the finest and largest of the them all. For the next three centuries, 550 ships were built, rigged and launched from these docks, and many of the factories and colleges now hold enthralling museums abo...
The first Hermione was a frigate launched in 1779 and best-known for carrying General Lafayette to America to assist in the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain. The ship ran aground and was wrecked four years later, but in 1997 members of the Centre International de la Mer began what would be a mammoth project to build a replica. This ...
The place to satisfy your curiosity for France’s naval history, this museum is a compendium of model ships, sketches, glorious figureheads, maps, navigation instruments and other maritime paraphernalia. Everything is accompanied by in-depth descriptions, and the museum doesn’t shy away from the darker story of the “bagnes”, grim prison ships where ...
A centrepiece of Louis XIV’s plans for the Rochefort Dockyards was the rope factory. To be able to manufacture rigging for warships this building needed to be very long, but you’ll still be taken aback by the dimensions of the Corderie. Dating to 1666 it stretches out for 374 metres and was quite an achievement as the ground underneath was marshy a...
In a 19th-century warehouse are 22 galleries recreating the ateliers and shop floors of trades that are now consigned to the past. So you’ll step into the blacksmith’s, an old pharmacy, a hat shop stocked with fedoras, car garage or cognac distillery. What makes the museum so immersive is the ton of original artefacts from the early 20th-century. I...
You may know the name of this sea fort in the Pertuis d’ Antioche straits. It’s the set for an adventure-themed TV gameshow that has been airing for 27 years in France and appeared on screens around the world for a spell in the 90s. Stranded in the sea and built between 1805 and 1857, the ovular fort could support 250 men, but advances in artillery...
The ticket for the Naval Museum includes this exhibition about the compelling if stomach-churning account of medicine on the high seas. Like many of Rochefort’s attractions the venue is outstanding, and this one is the neoclassical southwest pavilion of the naval hospital. You’ll cut to the core of 19th-century science, studying all of the material...
A real accomplishment of 19th-century design and engineering, this 66-metre-high steel behemoth spans the Charente a short way downriver from the dockyards. It was conceived by the engineer Ferdinand Arnodin, and was one of the world’s first transporter bridges when it opened to traffic in 1900. Cables suspended from a trolley 50 metres above the w...
Retired fighter pilots are ready to show you around Rochefort’s old naval air base on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and it’s an opportunity that no enthusiast will want to miss. The hangar has 33 aircraft, some of which you’ll find in many air museums, but others, like the Dewoitine D.520 from the Second World War and the “flying banana” helicopter, are ...
Rochefort had a big role in importing all kinds of exotic plants to Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. One man responsible for this was the botanist Charles Plumier, who discovered the begonia and named it after Rochefort’s Intendant, Michel Bégon. Within a long greenhouse the Begonia Conservatory is a lingering trace of this past, with more th...
What to do. Visit the Maritime Museum. Take a night-time tour. Enjoy a show at the La Coupe d’Or theatre. Play a round (or two) of golf. Take a walk in the Jardin des Retours gardens. Climb the ropes of the Accro-Mâts. Tour the world at the Musée Hèbre. ...and experience a 3D visit of Pierre Loti's house.
France This Way comment: Rochefort is an attractive 18th century town with a famous corderie, where ropes and ships were made. Rochefort is situated in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
The unusual house where Pierre Loti was born is now a museum exhibiting objects and exotic memorabilia that belonged to the famous writer and naval officer from Rochefort. The Museum of Old-time Businesses, with reconstructions of workshops and shops from 1900 to 1945, is also worth a visit, as is the Museum of Art and History, housed in the Hôtel Hèbre, a beautiful 18th-century mansion.
Oct 7, 2017 · October 7, 2017. As a former naval and shipbuilding town once surrounded by marshland, Rochefort can’t stake a claim to quaint streets, charming strolls or photogenic vistas. But nearly a hundred years after the closing of its naval shipyard, the town has played its historical cards in such a way as to make this an attention-grabbing, off ...
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