During your staying at Mouillepied :
Walks, evenings, many festivals : music classic and jazzy , sculpture. Boating, fishing, aquatic sports on the river Charente Golfing in Saintes , Royan, Cognac. Roman architecture is to be seen everywhere !

Around Mouillepied
Port d'Envaux : nice walk on the Charente's banks, succession of 18th century beautiful houses, Panloy's castle, swimming, canoeing, fishing. Picnic and restaurants. Fishing licences are available at the bakery.

From 2 to 10 Km

• Taillebourg and its castle, son et lumière at the end of july.
• Crazannes : Pass in boots'castle, former stone quarries, shows in early august .
• Saint Porchaire : La Roche Courbon, castle, gardens built on piles.
• Saintes : Roman and Romanic city : The old town, the amphitheater, the Ladies'Abbey, museums, day and night tours, boats on the Charente's river, musical weeks in mid july.
• Vénérand : gallo - roman springs.

From 10 to 30 Km

• Cognac 30 km : spirits stores and vineyards, Thriller films festival in spring, " Blues passion festival " in july.
• Saint - Bris, Saint - Césaire : archeology and prehistory. Paleosite
• Rochefort : Royal rope factory, the Hermione frigate, Pierre Loti's house, museums.

From 30 to 40 Km : The Sea ! Fort Boyard.

• Marennes, the river Seudre, oyster parks
• Brouage
• The islands : Ré, Oléron, Aix
• La Rochelle : The town and " Les Francofolies "
• Royan and the beaches
• La Palmyre, the great coast, the wild coast
• Talmont

And don't forget

Gironde and Bordeaux counties,
Aulnay, Saint Jean d'Angély

For more information :

The closest Tourism Offices

• Saintes : Villa Musso - 62 cours National - 17100
  Tel : 33 5 46 74 23 82
• Saint-Savinien : rue Bel-Air
  Tél : 33 5 46 90 21 07

Conseil Général de la Charente Maritime
85 Bd de la République - 17176 La Rochelle Cedex 9
Tel 33 5 46 31 70 00
www.charente-maritime.org

Happy Holiday !