サンジョルジュドレロンのおすすめツーリングルート

The citadel of Château-d'Oléron is a military fortress

As you enter Chaucre, you'll find a magnificent sculpture. An ancient cypress tree was given a new life in December 2022 by Frédéric Nobili. We see a few fishermen with their nets and a beachcomber with a cow carrying a lantern between its horns. A beautiful new purpose for a 120-year-old tree that the people of Oléron didn't want to see disappear.

A unique and peaceful spectacle.

Enjoy cycling in this remarkable dune forest, covering almost 700 hectares. It's the result of a large-scale reforestation campaign in the 19th century, aimed at halting the dune advance, which was gradually encroaching on villages.

A must-see for anyone visiting the island of Oléron. Richelieu ordered its construction, which began in 1630 on the remains of the old medieval castle. The work was led by the engineer Pierre d'Argencourt, who ordered the first bastion, and Louis Nicolas de Clerville later modified and enlarged the structure. The citadel and the town were completed in 1700 under the orders of Vauban. During this final phase of construction, part of the old village was razed to make way for a new fortified town, built on a grid pattern around the parade ground. A fortress with a defensive function, the citadel also housed disciplinary bodies, civilian and religious inmates during the Reign of Terror, and political prisoners in 1870. On April 17, 1945, an aerial bombardment destroyed many parts of the citadel. From 1959 to 1970, an initial restoration began. The stronghold was restored from 1988.

The port of Douhet is essentially the mouth of the Douhet Canal. There are several nice restaurants nearby.

Summer in the air & aroma of the forest

With a view of Fort Boyard.