Atlantic Coast
Ars-en-Ré lies at the westernmost tip of the island called Ile de Ré and can be spotted thanks to its church steeple whose 40-m high, black and white spire still serves as a landmark for sailors. The village grew up around the salt marshes in the 11C and 60 salt workers still farm the Fier d’Ars salt marshes today.
Themes
- By the waterside : Atlantic Ocean
- Gastronomy : Oysters, potatoes and finest sea salt
- Wine : Pineau
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A pretty little fishing and yachting port ! With its rounded, 200m-long jetty built in 1840, La Flotte lives in tune with the comings and goings of the boats that enliven the quays all year round. Inside, the peaceful, flower-decked streets line up their low-roofed houses whose sparklingly white walls provide a luminous background to the green or blue shutters
Themes
- By the waterside : Atlantic Ocean
- Gastronomy : Oysters, Pineau fortified wine and sea salt
- Unusual sights : Fort de la Prée
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Mornac-sur-Seudre is an old fishing and commercial port which today focuses more on oyster farming and the salt produced by its marshes. As you wander through the village, which is a classic example of Charente coastal villages, you will discover its white painted houses with their green or blue shutters that are often hidden by hollyhocks.
Themes
- By the waterside : Atlantic Ocean
- Gastronomy : Oysters and salt
- Unusual sights : Les Mouettes miniature train (to discover Charente-Maritime)
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15 kilometres south of Royan, Talmont sits on a rocky peak overlooking the Gironde estuary ; it still has its original layout as a "bastide", built in 1284 by Edward I Duke of Aquitaine. Towering above the village, the magnificent church of Sainte Radegonde, symbol of the Poitou-Charentes region, is still protected by ramparts. In the village, whitewashed houses and blue shutters peep out behind hollyhocks
Themes
- Abbeys and churches : Romanesque Church of Sainte Radegonde (12C)
- By the waterside :
- Castles and ramparts : Ramparts
- Panoramas : View of the estuary and the cliffs at Meschers-sur-Gironde from the cemetery
Gironde estuary, Atlantic Ocean
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Vouvant is girdled by a loop of the River Mère and stands behind a wonderfully well-preserved fortified wall. The origin of the village is linked to the legend of the Fairy Mélusine, an ancestor of the Counts of Lusignan, who is said to have given the village a castle overnight. The keep called "Mélusine Tower" is all that remains of that building and it watches over the whitewashed houses. The magnificent 11C Romanesque church is not to be missed.
Themes
- Abbeys and churches : Romanesque Church of Sainte Marie
- By the waterside : The river Mère
- Castles and ramparts : Ramparts
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