Join the 2026 Festival
Getting there:
The center of the ILE DE RE PHOTO 2026 Festival is located in Bois-plage, in the 850 m2 multi-purpose hall, to the left of the Tourist Office. You can get there directly from the Ile de Ré bridge by following the southern road straight ahead to the center of Bois-plage.
RECEPTION AND INFORMATION
INFORMATION:
Tourist Information Center of the Île de Ré
tel:+33 (0)5 46 09 00 55
or https://www.iledere.com/
Organizers:
Richard MERLET, President of the Île de Ré Photo Club
Email: 0648286405@orange.fr
Tel: 06 48 28 64 05 (leave a message)
Jean Marie CREPIN, Secretary General
tel: 06 47 90 28 69
e-mail: jean-marie.crepin@orange.fr
and Hubert BONIN, Bernard COLLIN, Régis DENELLE, Sylvie GOULLEY BONNIN, Albert MONTANIER, Bernard MOURICOUT, Pierre NADLER, Gérald DURAND, Jean WIESEL.
ÎLE DE RÉ PHOTO FESTIVAL 2026 http://www.ilederephoto.com
• Arriving by train:
Daily connections depart from Nantes, Bordeaux, and Paris Montparnasse. The Paris-La Rochelle journey takes less than 3 hours.
SNCF: Tel: +33 (0)8 92 35 35 35 - Website: www.sncf.com
• Arriving by car:
From Paris, take the A10 motorway towards Bordeaux, exit at Niort (exit no. 33) then follow the signs for La Rochelle then Île de Ré ... (approx. 480 km)
From Bordeaux, also take the A10 motorway towards Paris, exit at the La Rochelle - Rochefort sign, then follow the signs for La Rochelle then Île de Ré... (approx. 195 km)
• Arriving by plane:
La Rochelle - Ile de Ré Airport.
Tel: +33 (0)5 46 42 30 26 - Website: www.larochelle.aeroport.fr
• Arriving by Bus
(https://www.iledere.com/pratique/transports/comment-venir-sur-l-ile-de-re )
The Nouvelle-Aquitaine buses await you as soon as you exit the train, behind the La Rochelle SNCF train station, and will take you directly to Île de Ré. All the villages on Île de Ré are served year-round. Journey times vary from 25 minutes to reach Rivedoux-Plage, the first village after crossing the bridge, to 2 hours to reach Les Portes-en-Ré, at the very tip of the island.
During the summer season, buses on the "Nouvelle Aquitaine" line pick you up at the train station and stop on request. This makes the journey faster. Reservations are not required. Passes are available for the day, week, month, or year.
For your day trips, an electric shuttle will take you across the bridge every day from June to September for €1 per person over 5 years old. The frequency varies from one shuttle every thirty minutes to one every ten minutes depending on the time of day.
Parking for your cars is available on both sides of the bridge. It is free.
ACCOMMODATION:
For information regarding accommodation: " Destination Ile de Ré" is the correct answer.
Reservations can be made on the website: https://www.iledere.com