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Charente Maritime Collection

Welcome to Charente-Maritime, a picturesque region in Poitou-Charentes, France. Explore the charming town of St

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century)

Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: St. Martin de Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

St. Martin de Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Harbour, Ars-en-Re, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Harbour, Ars-en-Re, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Bicycle with basket and hollyhocks, Ars-en-Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime

Bicycle with basket and hollyhocks, Ars-en-Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Hollyhocks lining a street

Hollyhocks lining a street, La Flotte, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: St. Martin, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

St. Martin, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Assorted French cheeses on a market stall

Assorted French cheeses on a market stall, La Flotte, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Fort Boyard, near Ile d Oleron, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Fort Boyard, near Ile d Oleron, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: The Vauban forteress, Saint Martin de Re, ile de RA, Poitou Charente, France

The Vauban forteress, Saint Martin de Re, ile de RA, Poitou Charente, France
The Vauban forteress, gate of Campani, Saint Martin de Re, Ile de Re, Poitou Charente, Charente Maritime, France

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Harbour and quayside, St. Martin-de-Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Harbour and quayside, St. Martin-de-Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Harbour and quayside, St. Martin-de-Re, Ile de Re Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Harbour and quayside, St. Martin-de-Re, Ile de Re Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Harbour quayside

Harbour quayside, La Flotte, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: The harbour at Saint Martin de RA, Ile de RA, Poitou Charente, Charente Maritime, France

The harbour at Saint Martin de RA, Ile de RA, Poitou Charente, Charente Maritime, France
The harbour at Saint Martin de RA©, Ile de RA©, Poitou Charente, Charente Maritime, France

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Vineyards in the Cognac area of France, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Vineyards in the Cognac area of France, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Open-air restaurant seating next to the ancient harbour at La Rochelle

Open-air restaurant seating next to the ancient harbour at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Conche des Baleines beach, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

La Conche des Baleines beach, Ile de Re, Charente Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix

Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix
A Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime. Sharing the label museum of France with the nearby Napoleonic Museum

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Poitou donkey (Equus africanus asinus) with shaggy coat on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime

Poitou donkey (Equus africanus asinus) with shaggy coat on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime, Fouras, colourful stilt fishing huts

France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime, Fouras, colourful stilt fishing huts on the Anse de Fouras

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: France, Poitou-Charentes Region, Charente-Maritime Department, La Rochelle, Old Port

France, Poitou-Charentes Region, Charente-Maritime Department, La Rochelle, Old Port, Porte de la Grosse Horloge, city gate, dusk

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Stilt fishing huts, Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

Stilt fishing huts, Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: France, Poitou Charentes, La Rochelle, market, garlic

France, Poitou Charentes, La Rochelle, market, garlic

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle, (oil on canvas)

Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle, (oil on canvas)
657452 Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel)

La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel)
657368 La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 63.4x88.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Rochelle)

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Port de la Rochelle, 1896 (oil on canvas)

Port de la Rochelle, 1896 (oil on canvas)
825227 Port de la Rochelle, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 20.7x32.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Port de la Rochelle. Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Tuna Boat Entering the Port of La Rochelle, Setting; Le Thonier Entrant dans le Port de

Tuna Boat Entering the Port of La Rochelle, Setting; Le Thonier Entrant dans le Port de
656712 Tuna Boat Entering the Port of La Rochelle, Setting; Le Thonier Entrant dans le Port de La Rochelle, Couchant, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Signac

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Rochelle: Boats (w / c on paper)

La Rochelle: Boats (w / c on paper)
BRN197728 La Rochelle: Boats (w/c on paper) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Rochelle: Boats and Houses (w / c on paper)

La Rochelle: Boats and Houses (w / c on paper)
BRN197737 La Rochelle: Boats and Houses (w/c on paper) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Boutique in the Old Porch; La Boutique de Vieux Porche, 1923 (oil on canvas)

Boutique in the Old Porch; La Boutique de Vieux Porche, 1923 (oil on canvas)
1765147 Boutique in the Old Porch; La Boutique de Vieux Porche, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 81.3x100.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Port de la Rochelle, 1927 (watercolour over black chalk on paper)

La Port de la Rochelle, 1927 (watercolour over black chalk on paper)
825468 La Port de la Rochelle, 1927 (watercolour over black chalk on paper) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 28.2x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Port de la Rochelle. Paul Signac (1863-1935)

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Rainbow at the Port of La Rochelle; Arc-en-ciel, La Rochelle, le Port

Rainbow at the Port of La Rochelle; Arc-en-ciel, La Rochelle, le Port
1196441 Rainbow at the Port of La Rochelle; Arc-en-ciel, La Rochelle, le Port, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 71x100 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Rochelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown

La Rochelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
La Rochelle, 1890. La Rochelle harbour on the Bay of Biscay of the Atlantic Ocean opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d Antioche. A centre for the Huguenots from 1558

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Rows of racks used in oyster farming at high tide, Isle de Re, Charente-Maritime

Rows of racks used in oyster farming at high tide, Isle de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, July 2017

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Wounded French Soldiers - Saintes, France

Wounded French Soldiers - Saintes, France
WW1 - Wounded French Soldiers at Saintes - a commune and historic town in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Date: 1914

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Ships at La Rochelle, France, in 1372, c1804 (1906)

Ships at La Rochelle, France, in 1372, c1804 (1906). A depiction of the naval Battle of La Rochelle from the Chronicle of Jean Froissart

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: A corner of the Turkish Room, c1895, (1903). Artist: E Montastier

A corner of the Turkish Room, c1895, (1903). Artist: E Montastier
A corner of the Turkish Room, c1895, (1903). A photograph inside Pierre Lotis (1850-1923) house in Rochefort, France. The Turkish drawing room

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884)

Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: City Hall in La Rochelle, France, 1882-1884. Artist: Smeeton

City Hall in La Rochelle, France, 1882-1884. Artist: Smeeton
City Hall in La Rochelle, France, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Siege of La Rochelle, 1898. Artist: Hildirbrand

Siege of La Rochelle, 1898. Artist: Hildirbrand
Siege of La Rochelle, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: The Port Of Rochefort, (1885)

The Port Of Rochefort, (1885). Based on an original drawing by Joseph Vernet. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: The Siege of La Rochelle in October 1628, early 18th century. Artist: Arnold Frans Rubens

The Siege of La Rochelle in October 1628, early 18th century. Artist: Arnold Frans Rubens
The Siege of La Rochelle in October 1628, early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892

Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. A play by Jules Mary and Georges Grisier. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1892

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: The Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (20th century)

The Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (20th century). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: La Rochelle. Map of the city on the Atlantic. 16th century

La Rochelle. Map of the city on the Atlantic. 16th century
La Rochelle. Map of the city on the Atlantic. Sixteenth-century engraving by Jollain

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Yacht at marina by Quai de La Criee in the islands principal western town, Ars en Re

Yacht at marina by Quai de La Criee in the islands principal western town, Ars en Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Hotel Senechal on Rue Gambetta in the islands principal western town. Ars en Re

Hotel Senechal on Rue Gambetta in the islands principal western town. Ars en Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Oysters (huitres) ready to eat, thousands of tons of the shellfish are grown annually here

Oysters (huitres) ready to eat, thousands of tons of the shellfish are grown annually here, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe

Background imageCharente Maritime Collection: Waterways and cracked mud in the salt marshes of the islands west, near Le Griveau

Waterways and cracked mud in the salt marshes of the islands west, near Le Griveau, Ars en Re, Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France, Europe




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Welcome to Charente-Maritime, a picturesque region in Poitou-Charentes, France. Explore the charming town of St. Martin on the beautiful Ile de Re, where you can wander through its narrow streets and admire the stunning harbour views. Don't miss the delightful village of Ars-en-Re with its iconic bicycle adorned with a basket and hollyhocks. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Charente-Maritime as you stroll along streets lined with vibrant hollyhocks, adding a touch of color to your every step. Indulge in the culinary delights this region has to offer by visiting market stalls filled with an assortment of delicious French cheeses. Venture further and discover Fort Boyard near Ile d Oleron, an impressive fortress that stands proudly against the backdrop of Charente Maritime's coastline. Dive into history as you learn about Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle through fascinating early 20th-century depictions. Marvel at Vauban Fortress in Saint Martin de Re on Ile de Re, showcasing remarkable architecture that reflects France's rich heritage. As dusk settles over La Rochelle's Old Harbour, witness its enchanting beauty from Porte de La Grosse Horloge. Charente-Maritime offers a perfect blend of natural landscapes and historical treasures for all travelers seeking an authentic experience in Europe. Come and explore this captivating region that will leave you enchanted by its charm and allure.