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The "Vélodyssée", the "Vélo Francette", the "Scandibérique"... These names of great bike tours make you dream? Then the Charente Maritime is made for you... All these mythical routes ...

With their quays bordered by oyster huts, their hollyhocks, their dykes which advance slowly into the sea, the small Charentais ports are irresistibly charming. Postcard landscapes on the coast, ...

Charente-Maritime is full of picturesque treasures and in particular small, beautiful villages. 30 minutes north of La Rochelle, discover the small village of Marans with unrivaled charm, nestled ...

Ah, what a pleasure to walk the market aisles, basket under your arm, with the prospect of lunch and an aperitif in the evening… Each day, in the summer season, the Royan Central market located ...

They are a hundred to perpetuate the tradition of white gold on the Ile de Ré, since the 11th century, when the development of the first salt marshes shaped this landscape. Pools of light, ...

Ah Aix Island, what a little paradise! At the mere mention of its name only picturesque images : the ocean, Fort Boyard, the sandy beaches, the sun, nature. The only island of Charente Maritime ...

The Charentais coastline is full of heavenly places to practice kitesurfing, this board sport which requires an excellent sense of balance and a good knowledge of the winds! If you are planning a ...

A stone's throw from the small Charentais village of Saint-Maigrin, at the gates of the Charente, nestles a vast 40 hectare forest complex, a veritable paradise for hikers and nature enthusiasts. ...

Do you like to know where your food comes from? It is quite normal. You want to consume good local products and respect the seasons but you do not have time to browse the farms and farms to get ...

Bordering the departments of Charente and Gironde, Haute-Saintonge is one of the best preserved and most authentic places in Charente-Maritime. Halfway between Saintes and Jonzac, the small ...

Want a ride? Discover the picturesque village of Talmont-sur-Gironde perched on a promontory on the Charentais coastline forming a peninsula at the edge of the Gironde estuary. 15km south of ...

Inseparable from the landscapes of Charente-Maritime and the Gironde estuary, wooden huts perched above the ocean stand on the coast, open to the vastness of the Atlantic. True charentais ...

When Lake Guizengeard was first mentioned in my entourage, I thought it was an imaginary place straight out of a Lord of the Rings setting. So the adventurous explorer in me, always in search of ...

Originally the first forms of life to appear on Earth, algae are the first living beings to have created oxygen 3.8 billion years ago. Traditionally consumed in Asia and particularly in Japan, ...