|
|
|
The region
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gastronomy
|
Distance / time |
Specialties |
|
5 min |
Cognac. Pineau. Cognac Liquors. Wine. Farm bred ostrich meat |
|
10 min |
Foie gras Walnut oil Hazelnut oil |
|
1 h |
Chocolates Sea food, oysters and
fishes Charentese Griddle-cake |
Cultural
|
Distance / time |
Principal interests |
|
2 min |
The biggest black poplar
of Poitou-Charentes. Vineyards. |
|
5 min |
Renaissance church in Lonzac. Ostrich farm visit in Salles d’Angles. Local art and traditions
Museum in Salles d’Angles. Panoramic view over the Cognac region. |
|
10 min |
Dolmen in Saint fort / Né Goose farm visit, foies gras making and
tasting. Saintonge Romanesque churches . |
|
15 min |
Cognac : Francis the 1st birth town,
visit of his castle, the main Cognac firms and cooperage visits. Cruise on the Charente
river by barge. |
|
30 min |
Saintes : Gallo-roman vestiges , churches, abbeys, museums, potteries. |
|
30 min |
Paléosite Saint-Césaire |
|
45 min |
Bird park in Cadeuil. Angoulême : museum of the comics strips. |
|
50 min |
La Palmyre Zoo near Royan. |
|
1 h |
Rochefort : Corderie royale (rope-making) and
La Fayette vessel replica ship-yard (Hermione) Old fortified harbour of Brouage. Blaye : Citadel of
Vauban. Vineyards of the Bordeaux
area. Paper factory (by
craftmen) Fleurac-Niersac |
|
1 h 15 mn |
La Rochelle : Old harbour, pleasure harbour,
aquarium, old town. Stalactites et stalagmites of Querroy Caves |
Leisures
|
Distance / time |
Activities |
|
on the spot |
Punt. Canoe. Angling Walks. Biking |
|
10 min |
Equitation |
|
15 min |
Swimming pool |
|
20 min |
Saint Brice Golf course, near Cognac |
|
25 min |
Aquatic centre "les
Antilles" in Jonzac Thermals of Jonzac |
|
50 min |
Beach (Royan) |
|
2 h |
Futuroscope park |
Amenities
|
Distance / time |
Type |
|
6 min |
Restaurant, grocery,
bakery/pastry Hair dresser/barber Petrol Station GP, Kiné |
|
10 min |
Dentist. Pharmacy |
|
15 min |
Supermarkets Train station |
|
|
|