Here is a small list of sites to visit with your family and children.

Going out for a walk under the Charente-Maritime sun, breathing in the country air, walking along paths through the vineyards, strolling along the Way of St. James, discovering castles with their gardens, walking along a lake in the middle of the forest, cycling or horse riding, the choices are endless! :)

Visits and walks:

Click on the links (on the texts) to visit the websites

Link : Port-Vitrezay: cruises, events, activities 

Pilgrim's Way to Santiago and Pilgrim's Hospital

Rent a carrelet in Vitrezay

Rent a plaice in Meschers

Le Fâ, an ancient port city on the Gironde estuary

Go around the Roman churches : Chadenac, Saint fort, Saint Romain

Haute-Saintonge orienteering trails

Port Maubert sailing school - various activities: kayaking, windsurfing, sailing, dinghy, cataraman

Haute-Saintonge orienteering trails

Baron Desqueyroux Lake in Montendre

The Mysterra® Labyrinth Park: a new generation park, in the middle of nature but with high technology and art.

Visit Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

The Customs Trail to the Devil's Bridge

Visit Meschers-sur-Gironde - Visit the troglodyte caves

Visit Royan Central Market 

Take a coffee break at "Tina's Café" 10 minutes from our gites - Saint Fort sur Gironde

Visit Royan

Visit Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

Water Mill at Chez Bret

Visit Kaolune Lake

Stroll at Lake Guizengeard

Soubran Pottery Museum

Walking route N°7 - "La Voie Romaine" departing from Neuillac

The Historical Route of the Treasures of Saintonge

The Abbey of Fontdouce

Montendre Museum

Museum of Clion sur Seugne, also to see the "pas de mule" small roman bridge

Louis Lassarade Museum in Pons

Visit Saintes

Ladies' Abbey

Visit Talmont-sur-Gironde

Saint fort sur Gironde

The Paleosite: centre of Prehistory on Neanderthal 

Terra aventura

Castle of riddles

The Forest House 

La Palmyre Zoo

Planet Exotica 

Geocaching

4 free gecocaching courses to discover in Jonzac, Pons, Pole Nature of Vitrezay and Soubran. 

Consult the discovery outings organised by the tourist office: wine-growing, distillation, grape harvest, cutlery, beekeeping, workshops...

Horseback riding on the Route d'Artagnan

The Crazannes Quarries 

Visit the town of Cognac

Workshop Ideas

House of Energy

Maison de la vigne et de saveurs - virtual tour

Distillerie du Domaine du Chaine - 1 minute walk

Les Fontaines Bleues - Park and Garden of Château de Beaulon - (11 km away)

Jonzac Rope Workshops

Talents of craftsmen in Montendre

Sorties Nature- Outings diary - walking and cycling tours 

Around Jonzac

Discover its medieval streets

Visit Jonzac Castle

Antilles de Jonzac Aquatic Centre and Jonzac Spa - Watch the virtual tour

Swimming in the open air in the Jonzac Leisure Centre

Visit the Jonzac Media Library

Other Castles

The Donjon of Pons and its Museum

The Castle of Enigmas - Château D'Usson

The Castle of Crazannes

The Castle of Barbezieux

The Château de Beaulon and its Park of Blue Fountains

The Castle of Lussac

The Chateau Des Salles

The Castle of Mirambeau

The Castle of Montendre

Plassac Castle

The Castle of Nieul-lès-Saintes

Taillebourg Castle

The Château de la Roche Courbon

Camus - Château du Plessis

The Castle of Bagnolet

The Château de Cognac of François 1er

The Castle of Sword Guard

Agenda and events - Watch the Haute Saintonge TV video channel