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TOUR
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HIGHLIGHTS of Wine Tours in the
COGNAC
FRANCE
Cognac wine region is tied to a wonderful section of the
Atlantic Coast. Beaches, sand dunes
covered in pine trees, neat vineyards, cognac distilleries, gentle cropping
land, forests, plus prosperous towns and cities like Cognac, Saintes, Royan and
Angouteme, make it an interesting area to explore.
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Fishing Huts
Along the coast you will find clusters of fishing
huts, Carrelets. These ingenious
structures are designed to cope with the huge local tides approximately 3
metres, plus the rages of the Atlantic storms. The nets are lowered into the
sea and lifted by means of a hand winch. The catch can vary from a few crabs to sardines and
other small fish.
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Beaches
The beaches range from safe family bathing to
wild surf for the adventure seekers.
Caution: on a number of beaches tidal rips exist at high tide.
Swimming is fine from May to October,
however wetsuits help!
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Fa Musée et Site
Located at Barean is the site of the largest known
Roman temple in Gaul. A very
professional excavation with a wonderful display and model.
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Local Tour
Take D 145 from Longnaic and visit various “ports”,
yacht clubs and fishing villages, Fa Roman ruins, Talmont cliff edge Romanesque
church,Mescher Grotte de Regulas cliff cave dwellings, Royan with markets, new town
centre, beaches Saint Palaissue Mer and back on the D730 – a full day tour!
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Royan Market
This large semi-permanent market operates every day
other than Mondays.The range of fresh
produce and prepared food is huge. Sunday is a special day but be sure to be early stalls close-up from
12.30 pm onwards.
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Saintes, Capital of Saintonge
Saintes is a city on the banks of the Charente and
steeped in history. Firstly a Roman
city from 1st. century established by Emperor Augustus with a
ampitheatre of a major Roman road.It
was the Gallo-Roman capital of Aquitane and later a centre of Christendom. Today the town features a wide variety of
shopping outlets, bars, restaurants, and boutiques.
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