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Visit the Cognac region and discover the perfumes of France’s legendary past:
history, nature, Romanesque art and local cuisine - all these marvels await you in the delightful province of King François I. The City of Cognac
![]() In Cognac one can explore the castle where François I was born, the church of St. Léger, the towers of the gate St Jacques and many large 18th century houses, all witnesses to the town’s historic past. ![]() Reaching Cognac and exploring the area is very simple: Paris is only 3 hours away on the TGV train. Cognac is located 30 km. away from the Paris-Bordeaux highway, and not far from the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, with domestic and international flights. ![]() ![]() From Town to Town
The Cognac region is an area full of places to visit, all of them as if they had been taken from an architecture or a French history book: St. Peter’s Cathedral in Angoulême, the Spa in St. Saloine (Charente-Maritime), the Arch celebrating the birth of Germanicus in Saintes, the old port at La Rochelle, the legendary Rochefort Arsenal evocative of Colbert and Lafayette (in Charente-Maritime), and many more sites of France’s heritage.
A Cruise on the Charente River
![]() These magnificent trips will give you glimpses of the region’s many Romanesque churches, and show you a variety of landscapes. Romanesque Art, the Region's Treasure
![]() Inside, the churches have an elegant simplicity, with striking sculptures, carved capitals, and wonderful frescoes, chiseled decoration, all made from local limestone. Particularly worth seeing are the churches at Aulnay de Saintonge, Talmont, Saint-Preuil, Bourg-Charente, Bouteville, and the Bassac Abbey. Sport and Relaxation
There is enough choice and diversity in the Cognac region to please whomever is looking for leisure activities such as horse-back riding, four-wheeling, rowing, hiking, and of course every possible water sport thanks to the closeness of the ocean with its natural beaches, its seashore resorts and spas from Royan to the islands of Ré, Oléron and Aix.
See also
Maison des Viticulteurs - 25 rue Cagouillet - 16100 Cognac - Telephone: +33(0)5 45 36 47 35 www.cognacetapes.com 14, rue du 14 juillet - 16100 Cognac - Telephone: +33(0)5 45 82 10 71 www.tourism-cognac.com Place de la Salle Verte - 16100 Cognac - Telephone : +33(0)5 45 32 07 25 www.alienor.org/maco/index.htm Place Bouillaud - 16000 Angoulême - Telephone: +33(0)5 45 69 79 09 www.lacharente.com Maison de la Charente-Maritime - 85, Boulevard de la République - 17076 La Rochelle cedex 9 - Telephone: +33(0)5 46 31 71 71 www.charente-maritime.org BP 56 - 86002 Poitiers cedex - Telephone: +33(0)5 49 50 10 50 www.poitou-charentes-vacances.com |
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