Adventure Sports, Beach, Biking, Boating, Cinema, Fishing, Golf, Restaurant, Shopping, Tennis, Zoo/Wildlife Park
La Rochelle (30 mins) - popular historic town, with its world-famous old port and open-air sea-food cafes.
Many wonderful beaches within 30 mins, Châtelaillon Plage the nearest.
Cognac with its beautiful shops and restaurants, famous distilleries and vineyards.
Chateau de La Roche-Courbon (25 mins).
Venise Verte (Green Venice) with its wonderful wildlife and waterways.
Royan with nearby pine forests and surfing beaches and Palmyre Zoo.
The beautiful off-shore islands of Ré and Oléron.
St Savinien (15 mins) on the river Charente has an open-air swimming pool with flumes and a lake with sailing boats for hire. Saint Jean d’Angely (20 mins) offers an indoor swimming complex with 3 pools, fitness studio, jacuzzi and sauna.
Well worth a visit - the Roman town of Saintes and Rochefort.
Futuroscope, the science-fiction theme park with its amazing experiences of modern and future technology (1 hour).