Tour de la Lanterne, La Rochelle, 17000
Guide de tourisme La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime (17),
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The tower in brief ...
The Tour de la Lanterne, of 70m of altitude , has served as a lighthouse but also as a prison in the past.There, you'll see on the walls the hundreds of graffitis made by the prisoners and the sailors ...
For the little story ...
Two of the four Carbonari sergeants were imprisoned there before being executed in the capital ...
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Other sites to discover in our tourist guide on the same theme 'Castles, fortresses and Manor Houses' :
La Collégiale
Clavette,
Charente-Maritime
Calme, confort et nature à 10km du vieux port de La Rochelle
Photo de la location La Collégiale
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