To ride a bike on the Ile de Ré, to sail on a boat in the Poitevin Marsh, to enjoy a week-end in la Rochelle, to visit le futuroscope or to discover an impressive historical heritage (more than 1000 Roman churches, forts, castles, prehistorical sites) the Region Poitou-Charentes offers a real mosaic of settings favourable to the relaxation.
What to discover : Angoulême and its magnificient Roman church, St Pierre cathedral, the museum of Cognac, the city of Jarnac, the Roman Abbey of Bassac, la Rochelle old port, the forest of Palmyre, the whale lighthouse, l'île de Ré, l'Île d'Aix, l'île d'Oléron, the Poitevin Marsh on foot, by bike or by boat, the House of the Wet Marshes in Coulon, the Medieval city of Partenay, Niort and its twin Roman donjon, Poitiers rich heritage and naturally the Futuroscope Park.
Wines : wines fromThouarsais, wines from haut Poitou, whites from l'île de Ré.
Local Produce/Gastronomy : butter, seafood, oysters Marennes-Oléron, Bouchot mussels, snails (lumas, cagouilles),potatoes from l'Ile de Ré, goat cheeses (chabichou), cognac, Pineau, farci poitevin, broyé du Poitou, angélique de Niort.