Things to see and do Charente

In a typical eighteenth and nineteenth centuries house, the Gabarriers house presents an exhibition depicting the history of the Charente River, as well as the men of the river, as well as the timber trades, including the production of the templates with the display of ancient tools of calcareous carpenters and ship models sailing on the Charente. A whole program for a global vision, narrated in a playful way to easily grasp all aspects of life around the river and to keep alive the memories of Saint Simon's elders. A playful visit, to match with a template ride.

Mill of the th century where only one large wheel spinning three grinding. Hubert Maillet bought it in 1990 and restored it. Today, the people in the corner come with their walnut kernels to make oil at the mill.

The church Saint-André is the oldest church in Angoulême, built in the th century. It was the chapel of the counts Taillefer who had their palaces just opposite. This church suffered numerous damage during the Hundred Years War and religious wars. It was completely restored in the th century. His style is a mixture of novel, Gothic and neo-classical, making it an atypical building. More recently, in 1999, the cartoon writer Yslaire painted a wall in contempt, which also worth a detour.

More than 2 000 coffee makers take their place at Rémy Papot. And if you add percolateurs, enamelled, cups, etc., you're saying there's what to do a dynamic and caféinée visit.

The museum of the Archaeological and Historical Society of the Charente has existed since 1845 and has changed its place several times, it is now and since the post-war street of Montmoreau, in the house of Jean George who remains its residence at the Archaeological and Historical Society of the Charente. The collection is for most gifts and legacies, making it an atypical museum, as the Renaissance curiosity firms could be. You will find a beautiful collection of enamels, but also objects and remains of all the periods of which the statue of the goddess Epona found in Rouillac. Through loans made for exhibitions or museums, society contributes to the cultural dynamism of the department.

Really interesting this small village museum that seeks to revive life in the Poitou in the th century. Managed by volunteers who are concerned about the public, there are various thematic rooms. The first is reserved for caps (more than one hundred exhibition) and embroidery in the Poitou. Another represents a paysan peasant interior (the pelebois are the inhabitants of the corner called that at the time because surrounded by forest, they often'peel from wood '). There is also a traditional shopping basket, a laundry barn and its mannequins, a stable containing the tools and objects of rural and artisan life, a period classroom. For groups (from people), possibility to make a guided tour with tasting of regional products.

One of the 100 most unusual houses in France, which can be admired from outside. Lucien Favreau (died in 1990) emulates the Factor Cheval has left his imagination in the plaster.

This house is also known as the house of the Iles des Iles. Boat-style architecture is at least adequate, as there is a beautiful collection of banned fishing gear (linked to poaching) as well as various tools of yesteryear (nets, foënes, verveux, etc.). Also, an expo on the Charente River, a video projection on the relationship between the inhabitants of Saint-Groux and their river, an aquarium presenting local species. Please take a seat in a town hall which is open only on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning.

The Comité Départemental du Tourisme de la Charente, located at the same address, is also a valuable resource for tourism professionals, journalists and local players. Its services include analysis, advice and promotion of the region's tourism offering.

Today we will take you to a classified site of European interest: the Clear Waters Valley. But first of all, go to Puymoyen town hall to recover your valuable road map. Are you ready? So it's gone! Learn about the information on the reception pole, and then discover the ten teaching stations that are your journey. Within an hour's walk you will enjoy every element of the valley…

Tariff: free.

Duration: 1 h.

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Rural museum with over 1 000 ancient objects, the agricultural universe of animal traction. In this house of bees, we discover the manufacture of honey and also taste it.

Thomas Bobrie combines quad and motorbike rides that combine the practice and discovery of local landscapes (and gastronomy) for half a day or a weekend. It can be said that it is the tourist guide for bikers and quad fans.

You can visit the house, the pigeon house and the farm buildings of the th and th centuries.

Prestigious Cognac house that saw itself succeeding ten generations over three centuries. There are also pineau, country wines, cocktails and liqueurs.

Monique Mas offers a superb collection of pedal cars, as well as old cars and other unique vehicles. She bought the first small car for one of her small children, and then he had to be satisfied with the following, and then the little malins blew the idea of making a collection! Since then, 400 pedal cars have landed in one of its four exhibition barns. This little museum is pretty well appointed.

Its oldest parts date back to 1100.