Port des Minimes

Port des Minimes is the largest pleasure boat marina in France, with around 4,500 berths spread across a sprawling modern harbour on the southern edge of La Rochelle. You'll find solid infrastructure here — fuel, repairs, chandleries, and showers — plus easy access to the city's old town and its famous medieval towers just a short ride away. The scale of it is genuinely impressive, and the constant buzz of boats coming and going gives it an energy you don't get at smaller ports.