Tourist sites

Welcome to the Charente, a region rich in history, heritage and culture to discover all year round. Between Ruffec, Confolens, Angoulême, Cognac, the south of the Charente and the Tardoire valley, there's no shortage of tourist attractions to satisfy your every whim.

Are you a nature lover? Visit the parks and gardens of the Charente, from the folie de Jar'Imagine to the Gallo-Roman representation of the ancient garden. The natural sites and parks are also a feast for the eyes, from the Lac de Guizangeard to the blue lakes of Touverac.

History buffs will be delighted to discover the châteaux of the Charente, such as Château de La Rochefoucauld or Château de la Mercerie, before admiring the many megalithic sites scattered around the eastern Charente.

Museums, churches and abbeys - the Charente has plenty of surprises in store for you.

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Château de la Mercerie

Château de la Mercerie Visit the Little Versailles of Charente, 20 minutes from Angoulême

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Magnac-Lavalette-Villars

The Château de la Mercerie: A unique architectural folly in Charente Just 20 minutes from Angoulême, the Château ...

Église souterraine Saint-Jean d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Église souterraine Saint-Jean d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne Abbeys, Churches, Priories

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

It's unique and atypical, carved 20 metres into the rock. This "monolithic" church is located in one of France's ...

Château de Bouteville

Château de Bouteville Castles in Charente

Château de Bouteville Château de Bouteville

Bouteville

What luck! Château de Bouteville has just reopened its doors on June 1, 2024 after 6 years of restructuring work! ...

Château de Chalais

Château de Chalais Castles in Charente

Château de Chalais Château de Chalais

Chalais

You'll see it before you see it, because it's so impressive, set high up on its rocky spur. The cradle of the ...

Jarnac Public Garden

Jarnac Public Garden Gardens, Parks

Jarnac

A vestige of the château's former grand park, the Jardin public garden is located on the banks of the Charente, on ...

Église Saint-Léger de Cognac

Église Saint-Léger de Cognac Abbeys, Churches, Priories

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Cognac

In the heart of the town of Cognac, the Saint-Léger church stands as an emblematic monument of Saintonge Romanesque ...

Église Saint-Romain de Villebois-Lavalette

Église Saint-Romain de Villebois-Lavalette Abbeys, Churches, Priories

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Villebois-Lavalette

The discreet Saint-Romain Church stands in the heart of Villebois-Lavalette, a small town in Charente with a rich ...

Mémorial de la Résistance

Mémorial de la Résistance Museums / Arts and Insdustrial Heritage

Mémorial de la Résistance Mémorial de la Résistance

Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure

It is with deep gravity that the Chasseneuil Resistance Memorial, in Charente, stands, a place of remembrance which ...

Abbaye Saint-Etienne de Bassac

Abbaye Saint-Etienne de Bassac Abbeys, Churches, Priories

Abbaye Saint-Etienne de Bassac Abbaye Saint-Etienne de Bassac

Bassac

In the heart of the Charente region, the Abbey of Saint-Étienne de Bassac stands majestically on the peaceful banks ...

Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation de la Charente

Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation de la Charente Museums / Arts and Insdustrial Heritage

Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Dépo ... Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Dépo ...

Angoulême

This is a museum that leaves no one indifferent, as it tells the story of the 39-45 war through 5 themes: ...

Parc floral Jean Pierre Lanson

Parc floral Jean Pierre Lanson Gardens, Parks

Parc floral Jean Pierre Lanson Parc floral Jean Pierre Lanson

Mansle-les-Fontaines

Open your eyes wide to admire all the scattering colors! Open all year round, the floral park offers you a new ...

Église Saint-Denis de Lichères

Église Saint-Denis de Lichères Abbeys, Churches, Priories

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Lichères

Take the time to visit this monument to appreciate every hidden detail. Built in 1130, it was part of the Charroux ...

Arboretum Jean Aubouin

Arboretum Jean Aubouin Gardens, Parks

Combiers

In the heart of the Mothe-Clédou forest, this wooded area of Asian cedars, Caucasian firs and Chilean araucarias ...

Jard'Imagine

Jard'Imagine Gardens, Parks

Bioussac

Just north of Angoulême, in the Ruffécois region of France, Jard'imagine is home to some very strange characters. ...