Description
With its fishing and pleasure-boat harbour, narrow alleyways and dune-flanked beaches, Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a captivating resort... Only 200 metres from the harbour, the Pierre & Vacances Residence is housed in the former Governor’s Palace with its vast French-style garden.
To discover in the resort
- The gothic church (ruins of the Grand- Fort), fortifications built by Vauban, the citadel, the Clerjotte hotel dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, the former dockyards on the fortified square and the Ernest Cognaq Île de Ré museum. Craftwork – jewels, crystal, paintings on silk.
- Ars and its saltmarshes, its artists’ studios.
- Loix and the Pointe du Grouin, one of the biggest oyster farms on the island, Rivedoux and its picturesque oyster port, Sainte-Marie.
- The Baleines lighthouse towering 55 m into the sky. 500 m away, in a floral garden, Noah’s Ark – the main attraction of Ré island: scenes representing sea adventures, the museum of shells, butterflies and insects, the oceanographic museum, natural wonders from around the world, a centre for the breeding of living domestic animals, the natural wonders of the island’s birdlife, the history of the island’s prison, the music centre with organ and synthesiser concerts, the floral garden and the jungle of parrots.
To discover in the surrounding area
- On the Ile de Ré: its beaches edged by dunes, its small villages, its picturesque ports, its forest and numerous curiosities to explore by bicycle or on horse-back: Ars-en-Ré.
- 1,500 hectares of marshes, 1/5 of which are farmed to produce salt and another part by oyster-farmers.
- La Rochelle: its four ports, its medieval houses, its museum and Aquarium…
Events
- Market every day in Saint–Martin-de-Ré.
- Christmas Market.
- The Collectors Tradefair and the Great Antiques Fair in La Rochelle, 20 km away (February).
Shops and Services
- A range of services and shops in Saint-Martin, within a 250 m radius.
- Doctor’s surgery 150 m away and chemists and banks 200 m away in the town centre. Small supermarket about 1 km away, general store 250 m away.
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