... a replica of the ship of the same name used by the French military officer the Marquis de Lafayette when he left for America in 1780 to resume his role in the American revolution against British rule. You can also see the old ship building and repair yards dating from the 17th century and which are still in good condition (and populated by ... museum - rope making can be more interesting than you might think, honest - and is also home to France's equivalent of the RSPB. This is the LPO or Ligue Pour la Protection des Oiseaux. The result of all this military planning is that Rochefort today has rather a grand feel with its boulevards and straight streets, perhaps slightly out of proportion to ...
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