The town of Cognac: (30 Mins) The town of Cognac is famous all over the world thanks to Cognac, the grape based spirit that has been made here for the past 300 years. One of the most popular tourist attractions is a tour of one of the many distilleries.
The old town is a mix of narrow medieval timber framed houses and grander mansions.To discover : its Chateau, church, the priory, museums and its towers.....
Take a cruise on a "bateau-mouche" or a gabare - the traditional flat-bottomed oak boat that once used to transport cognac, salt......, and now tranports visitors along the Charente.
The open air leisure centre André Mermet (
www.grand-cognac.fr/base-plein-air ) offers kayaking, canoeing, pedalos, playgrounds, skate park, bouncy castle and slides, cafes and restaurant....
The city offerss4 circuits to discover on foot the wealth of Saintes : the old town with the roman amphiteathre, the Abbaye aux Dames, the museums, the Thermes de Sainte-Saloine , the Belvédère.....
By walking in the pedestrian streets, you can take advantage of a wide choice of shops, secondhand goods dealers and restaurants.
Take a cruise on a "bateau-mouche" , a gabare or a santon, a small electric boat.
The old town with the Royal Abbey, la Gross Horloge (a stone clock tower), the Fontaine du Pilori, the half-timbered houses, the medieval alleys, the museum.....
A leisure park on a lake adjacent to the river Boutonne includes activities such as
canoeing, kayaking, pédalo, skate park, a mini golf course.....
Besides the path of Saint Jacques de Compostelle which go through Saint Jean d'Angely (25mins), the region offers multiple possibility of ballads, hikes or bikes.
Ballads in bike or by feet are fromHaimps or its surroundings.
We hold at your disposaltopographical guides and maps to discover our region.
Miscellaneous:
Leisure park of Thors (10 mins) Pédalos, mini-golf, bathing, cafes.....
