The Royan area and around Chenac

An exceptional time of sunshine (2600 hours of sunshine a year),

10 mn from Chenac, wonderful beaches of thin sand

A lot of cultural activities, sports and leasure :
guarded bathing area, sailing, sand yachting, tennis, golf, riding, thalassotherapy…

Circuits of visits, leasure parks
Zoo de la Palmyre : its protected animal species
Park des jardins du monde (World gardens), its green house with orchids and tropical forest, the interactive exhibition of the parc de l’estuaire (park of the estuary) and its commented forest walk,
The pôle nature (nature pole) at Vitrezay and its boat tours along the River Gironde

An exceptional architectural heritage with the roman art churches of Talmont , Floirac, Cozes, Médis which are all stopping places on Saint James’ way.

A great lot of foot-paths and cycle trails through marshes, hillsides with vineyards and sunflowers and white cliffs by the Gironde estuary.

A tasty terroir gastronomy (local food), fish from the estuary, huîtres de claires de Marennes (oysters from Marennes ponds dug in the clay), éclades de moules (a Charente mussel recipe), local melon, white wine from Charente, Pineau, Cognac, without forgetting the great wines from Medoc, a few miles from there, on the other bank of the Gironde.