Guidebook for Brossac
Sightseeing
Listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France but also having great activities for kids on the Dronne river.
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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France but also having great activities for kids on the Dronne river.
Just 50 minutes away is the World Heritage site of Blaye with its amazing citadel overlooking the Gironde estuary, great shops and vineyards.
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Blaye
Just 50 minutes away is the World Heritage site of Blaye with its amazing citadel overlooking the Gironde estuary, great shops and vineyards.
Villebois-Lavalette is dominated by its chateau sitting above the village along with some ancient houses, a huge roofed market and a church. The rest of the village extends below where the streets are lined with typical Charentais houses with lots to appreciate as you wander round and enjoy the pretty architectural details. Afternoon guided tours of the Chateau and village can be organised in the village’s tourist office.
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Villebois-Lavalette
Villebois-Lavalette is dominated by its chateau sitting above the village along with some ancient houses, a huge roofed market and a church. The rest of the village extends below where the streets are lined with typical Charentais houses with lots to appreciate as you wander round and enjoy the pretty architectural details. Afternoon guided tours of the Chateau and village can be organised in the village’s tourist office.
Brantome is an attractive town near the northern edge of the Dordogne department, which has a nice mix of medieval and renaissance architecture to admire. The Benedictine Abbey on the river's edge is superb and this along with the old stone bridge, weir and pretty mill all make for a very photogenic scene. It is very pleasant to walk along the edge of the river and through the river-side gardens. Canoes can be hired for a relaxing glide along the Dronne River (a favourite with adults and children). Brantôme market day is on Fridays when the town is particularly animated and colourful!
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Brantôme
Brantome is an attractive town near the northern edge of the Dordogne department, which has a nice mix of medieval and renaissance architecture to admire. The Benedictine Abbey on the river's edge is superb and this along with the old stone bridge, weir and pretty mill all make for a very photogenic scene. It is very pleasant to walk along the edge of the river and through the river-side gardens. Canoes can be hired for a relaxing glide along the Dronne River (a favourite with adults and children). Brantôme market day is on Fridays when the town is particularly animated and colourful!
Brantôme is the stunning medieval village of Bourdeilles which sits on the edge of the river Dronne and boasts a chateau, a moulin (mill), a medieval centre and a panoramic viewpoint.
Its main feature is its chateau (actually two castles side-by-side). There is a fortress dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries which has defensive walls and an octaganol donjon 35 meters high. Within the walls there is also a second chateau built in the Renaissance style during the 16th century.
This chateau is richly decorated and includes the Salon Doré (golden room) and a furniture collection of the 15th to 19th centuries. Inside the castle walls is a garden area laid out in traditional formal French style - avenues of trees, clipped box and neatly laid out grassy areas.
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Bourdeilles
Brantôme is the stunning medieval village of Bourdeilles which sits on the edge of the river Dronne and boasts a chateau, a moulin (mill), a medieval centre and a panoramic viewpoint.
Its main feature is its chateau (actually two castles side-by-side). There is a fortress dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries which has defensive walls and an octaganol donjon 35 meters high. Within the walls there is also a second chateau built in the Renaissance style during the 16th century.
This chateau is richly decorated and includes the Salon Doré (golden room) and a furniture collection of the 15th to 19th centuries. Inside the castle walls is a garden area laid out in traditional formal French style - avenues of trees, clipped box and neatly laid out grassy areas.
A few days after D-Day in 1944, the Nazis destroyed the entire village of Oradour killing 642 men, women and children. It was an act of terror designed to frighten the French so that they did not rise up in mass resistance to help the Allied forces that had landed in Normandy. The village has been left much as it was after the atrocity. The Visitor Centre tells the story and few people are left unmoved after visiting.
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Oradour-sur-Glane
A few days after D-Day in 1944, the Nazis destroyed the entire village of Oradour killing 642 men, women and children. It was an act of terror designed to frighten the French so that they did not rise up in mass resistance to help the Allied forces that had landed in Normandy. The village has been left much as it was after the atrocity. The Visitor Centre tells the story and few people are left unmoved after visiting.
Shopping
Chalais
Supermarkets, shops and a fantastic Monday morning market each week.
Essentials
Local village is walkable in 25 minutes and has a good range of shops and cafes.
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Brossac
Local village is walkable in 25 minutes and has a good range of shops and cafes.
Just 40 minutes away, visitors must enjoy a day visiting Cognac and Jarnac where the world's finest brandys are produced.
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Cognac
Just 40 minutes away, visitors must enjoy a day visiting Cognac and Jarnac where the world's finest brandys are produced.
Arguably, the world's finest wines are just 50 minutes drive away - come and sample the best!
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Saint-Émilion
Arguably, the world's finest wines are just 50 minutes drive away - come and sample the best!
Bordeaux is a magnificent city (and World Heritage Site) with lots of things to do and see, too numerous to list here (but see http://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/). In 2017, Lonely Planet picked Bordeaux as the best city in the world to visit.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a magnificent city (and World Heritage Site) with lots of things to do and see, too numerous to list here (but see http://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/). In 2017, Lonely Planet picked Bordeaux as the best city in the world to visit.
The Garonne estuary is one of the most beautiful in Europe but it is not sandy until near the coast to the south of Royan. Here, St-Georges-de-Didonne offers one of the best, large, sandy beaches in France for a great day out; it has been awarded a Pavillon Blue Flag which guarantees high water quality and clean beaches.
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Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
The Garonne estuary is one of the most beautiful in Europe but it is not sandy until near the coast to the south of Royan. Here, St-Georges-de-Didonne offers one of the best, large, sandy beaches in France for a great day out; it has been awarded a Pavillon Blue Flag which guarantees high water quality and clean beaches.