There are plenty of places to see and visit around Cognac. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Cognac is a region where 20 hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
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Cycling Highlight
It is a relaxing place to soak your feet in the Charente. You can land on the beach or on a bench. Take the opportunity to fill your water bottles …
Tip by Pierre Denier
Cycling Highlight
Bourg-Charente castle is a 17th century mansion. Nestled on a rocky promontory, it is located a few kilometers from Cognac. It also houses the remains of a medieval fortress.
Acquired …
Tip by Fred Urrutia
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Mountain Biking Highlight
The construction of this building accompanies other buildings from the end of the 19th century, residences of owners of cognac houses. The sponsor of this château would be Baptiste Vert, …
Tip by Stéphane Leblanc
Cycling Highlight
Wonderful abbey, a place of cultural, spiritual and historical welcome. A thousand-year-old abbey to visit, survey its courtyard, its gardens, its vaulted gallery to go back through the centuries. Perhaps …
Tip by Pierre Denier
Cycling Highlight
This dwelling was built around the middle of the 16th century (1553), in the form of a crenellated house with a leak. In 1562, nine machicolations were drilled above the …
Tip by Stéphane Leblanc
Mountain Biking Highlight
The edges of the Charente, easily accessible by bike, call for poetry. Soft banks, calm water, beautiful villages, sumptuous residences with luminous stones. Picnic areas, fishing, safe walks. The edges …
Tip by Pierre Denier
Cycling Highlight (Segment)
One of the most spectacular villages on the banks of the Charente. Coming from Angoulême, the church appears high up on the right. Take advantage of the morning sun to …
Tip by Pierre Denier
Cycling Highlight (Segment)
A bike path, only for bikes and in the countryside! 35 kms from Barbezieux to Clérac in complete peace of mind on a paved road, a real pleasure!
Surprising but …
Tip by Pussy et Gégé
Road Cycling Highlight
It is an imposing castle dominating the Charente valley, notably Angeac, below, where exceptional dinosaur bones were discovered (giant dinosaur femur visible at the Angoulême museum).
The most spectacular view …
Tip by Pierre Denier
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