Some useful tourism information are provided as follows:
1. Tourist office site of La Rochelle (http://www.holidays-la-rochelle.co.uk/la-rochelle-uk/the-tourist-office)
MAP: tps://apps.univ-lr.fr/actes/ged/colloques/docWeb/1706161836.0/Map_of_La_Rochelle_downtown.pdf
2. Some websites providing the cruise trips to the islands, including île de Ré, île d’Oléron, île d’Aix and a fort-Forboyard nearby La Rochelle
https://www.larochelle-croisieres.com/
http://www.holidays-la-rochelle.co.uk/what-to-see-and-do/activities/boat-trips
3. Museums in La Rochelle
http://www.alienor.org/musees/index.php/eng
Transport
How to get to La Rochelle
By plane
La Rochelle-Ile de Ré Airport
+33 (0)5 46 42 30 26
http://www.larochelle.aeroport.fr
There are direct lines including Paris, Lyon, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Porto, Southampton, Bristol, Bruxelles, Southampton, Est Midlands, Geneve, Leeds, Dublin and Edinburgh. It also serves a number of European destinations (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Munich, Madrid, Bologna, etc.).
You can also fly to Bordeaux (Merignac) or Nantes and rent a car to La Rochelle
http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr
By train
TGV Paris – La Rochelle , in 3h-3h15min
1 train per day La Rochelle – Marseille,
Over 100 trains leave La Rochelle station all through the year for destinations such as Poitiers, Bordeaux, Nantes, and Toulouse.
SNCF: Tel : +33 9 70 60 99 70
By Road, from
Paris: 467 km / Lyon: 650 km / Toulouse: 400 km / Bordeaux : 190 km / Nantes: 146 km / Marseille: 825 km
Taxi
Abeilles Taxis
Tel : +33(0)5 46 41 22 22 / +33(0)5 46 41 55 55
contact@taxi-larochelle.com
http://www.taxi-la-rochelle.com/
Bus
line Yelo https://yelo.agglo-larochelle.fr/bus/lignes-horaires
Accommodation
La Rochelle is a popular tourist city as a summer resort. Many accommodation offers are available near the university at affordable rates. Many events take place during this summer period and reservations must be made early.
They are 2 & 3 stars hotels and are located from 3 to 15 minutes from the congress location. Studios and appart hotels are also available and are recommended to students.
List of hotels
Please find below a list of hotels that we invite you to contact to know their availability:
Booking to be made directly with the hotels.
The order of hotels is given by increasing proximity to the meeting place.
Hôtel Altica La Rochelle, 49 Rue de la Scierie, 17000 La Rochelle Téléphone : 05 46 43 29 09
https://www.altica.fr/fr/hotels/la-rochelle/284/hotel-altica-la-rochelle
Hôtel Kyriad La Rochelle – Les Minimes, 34 Rue de la Scierie, 17033 La Rochelle. Téléphone : 05 46 50 26 60
https://www.kyriad.com/fr/hotels/kyriad-la-rochelle-centre-les-minimes
Lagrange Apart’HOTEL – L’Escale Marine, 36 Avenue Amerigo Vespucci, 17000 La Rochelle. Téléphone : 05 46 27 73 54.
Auberge de Jeunesse de La Rochelle, Avenue des Minimes, 17031 La Rochelle. Téléphone : 05 46 44 43 11
www.aj-larochelle.fr/hostel/home/
Hôtel ibis La Rochelle Vieux Port, Place du Commandant de la Motte Rouge, 17000 La Rochelle. Téléphone : 05 46 41 60 22
https://www.accorhotels.com/fr/hotel-0638-ibis-la-rochelle-vieux-port/index.shtml
Hôtel Les Gens De Mer – La Rochelle, 20 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 17000 La Rochelle. Téléphone : 05 46 41 26 24
https://gdmlarochelle.popinns.com/
Saint Nicolas ★★★ Vieux Port 05 46 41 71 55