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Attractions and Activities in the area
Walking Go
for a ramble. The countryside is beautiful. We have walking maps available Tennis Play tennis in Aubeterre, 10 minutes away.
Golf Have a round of golf at our local golf course, 5 minutes away. Pony riding Go for a pony ride at the riding centre near Aubeterre. Crazy Golf Have a round of crazy golf in St Séverin, 10 minutes away. Visit the caves at Villars, Dordogne, 50 minutes away. See the amazing geological formations and the cave paintings.
Fishing Go
fishing in the river Dronne. Canoeing Go canoeing on the Dronne at Aubeterre. Wine tasting Many areas to try the local wines within an hour or so e.g St Emilion, Bergerac, or Bordeaux Shopping Angouleme and Perigueux offer a wide variety of shops and vast hypermarkets
Local Festivals.
Almost every
village in the area holds its own “Fête” during the summer months,
usually featuring fairground rides and often a bric-a-brac sale and a
spectacular firework display for its finale. A Day Out The area west of Angoulême is also worth exploring for its market towns, picturesque villages of white limestone, watermills and numerous Romanesque churches. Saintes and Cognac are both attractive towns situated on the wide Charente river; Cognac of course being famous for its namesake, whose major houses, such as Martell and Hennesy offer tours – with tasting of course! If you go to Cognac with children do allow a couple of hours for a visit to the Parc François I, which has the best children’s public play facilities we have ever come across, including mini golf, trampolines, huge bouncy castles and wet slides and a state-of-the-art paddling pool. Situated right beside the Charente river, one can even hire canoes and pedalos here, or enjoy a simple meal at the café. In
Addition Visit
one of the many local Norman and Medieval churches.
Restaurants There are restaurants to suit all tastes and pockets within a short distance of Chez Daviaud, whether it be a lively pizzeria, a traditional family-run restaurant or a fine dine in a local chateau. Night Life For those who tire of stargazing around the barbecue we are fortunate to have a great bar with a varied international programme of live music just 20 minutes walk from Chez Daviaud. The bar also serves light meals. Further Afield The closest beaches can be found at Meschers, south of Royan, just 90 km from Chez Daviaud. There are other resorts, such as St Palais sur Mer, a small “Edwardian “ town cradling a shallow sandy bay. A little further north lies lively La Rochelle, an ancient fortified port, now a major pleasure boat harbour. This is an old and new city, with its Medieval quarter, New England style clapboard shops and restaurants, model automaton museum, impressive aquarium and maritime museum. An alternative are the wide, extensive sandy Atlantic beaches along the Bordeaux coastline. Some of the most famous attractions of the Dordogne are easily accessible through enchanting countryside. For example, Le Bugue, famous for its spectacular underground cavern, le Gouffre du Proumeyssac and its aquarium. Or the world famous cave paintings at Lascaux to name but a few. An hour and a half to the north of Chez Daviaud is the city of Poitiers, where the famous Parc du Futuroscope can be found. One could break the journey from the Channel ports by paying a visit to this science and technology centre
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