Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement of La Rochelle
La Rochelle

Saint Nicolas Tower

Saint Nicolas Tower along with the Lantern tower and the , is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. In 1879 the French government classified it as a Monument historique.
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Photo: Brice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tower in La Rochelle
  • Also known as: “tour Saint-Nicolas” and “Tour Saint-Nicolas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Chain Tower and Aquarium de La Rochelle.

Photo: Manchot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France.

Public aquarium
Photo: Manchot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a family-owned public aquarium in , . It has a surface area of over 8,445 m2 with 3 million litres of seawater. is situated 340 metres southeast of Saint Nicolas Tower.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Saint Nicolas Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Xandre and Salles-sur-Mer.

Village
Photo: Jpbazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 7 km northeast of Saint Nicolas Tower.

Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department, region of , southwestern . is situated 9 km southeast of Saint Nicolas Tower.

Saint Nicolas Tower

Latitude
46.15577° or 46° 9′ 21″ north
Longitude
-1.15317° or 1° 9′ 11″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Inception
14th century
Height
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8CRW5R4W+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119832532
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13512449
Wiki­data ID
Q3533170
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Saint Nicolas Tower” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Gabut and Vieux-Port.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Nicolas Tower”. Photo: Brice, CC BY-SA 3.0.