The ”Jardin des Retours” a contemporary creation surrounds the ”Corderie Royale” in greenery. It is a modern creation of landscape painter Bernard LASSUS, situated in the shipyard. It reminds us of expeditions both maritime and botanical. Ships in the 18th century came into the port of Rochefort, their bows laden with unknown plants, palm-trees, magnolias, tulip-trees from Virginia and bégonias...
