SCALLOP DOOR

The last survivor of the medieval gates opening the city walls, the Porte des Ponts, or Porte Saint-Jacques, is located on the banks of the Charente River just next to the Château de Cognac, which saw the birth of the future King of France, François I in 1494. This gate was rebuilt in the 15th century in the form of two solid curtain towers and commanded a bridge that has now disappeared. That means that she would have things to tell... The gate of the bridges punctuates two tours of the city of Cognac. For any information on the tours, please meet at the Tourist Office.