Port des Minimes

Port des Minimes is a marina in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Port des Minimes is situated nearby to the marina Bassin du Bout Blanc, as well as near Nouvelle Digue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Excelia Group and Minimes Beach.

Excelia Group

College

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Excelia is a French Grande école, a specialized top-level institution of higher education. Created in 1988 as Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle, it is a private non-profit organisation linked to the La Rochelle Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Excelia Group is situated 650 metres southeast of Port des Minimes.

Minimes Beach

Beach

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La Rochelle station

Railway station

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Gare de La Rochelle is the main railway station serving La Rochelle. The station building, which includes a 45-metre-tall clock tower, was built in 1922 by Pierre Esquié for the CF de l'Etat replacing the older building. La Rochelle station is situated 1½ km northeast of Port des Minimes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Minimes and La Rochelle.

Les Minimes

Quarter

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Les Minimes, Port de plaisance des Minimes, is the largest marina in France for pleasure boats. It is located in the city of La Rochelle, as the new part, with a university campus, shops, restaurants and a cinema.

La Rochelle

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La Rochelle is a city in Charente-Maritime on the Atlantic coast of France. It has a charming old town and harbour, and is often called "la ville blanche" for its limestone buildings: they're handsome in any weather, but brilliant when the sun shines down from a big blue Atlantic sky.