Overlooking the Grande Plage of Fouras-les-Bains, you cannot miss this gigantic structure: Fort Vauban. From the 11th century, the castellany of Fouras owed its growth to the taxes that the …
Fort Fouras was actually built on the site of a Roman castle. Its purpose is to defend the mouth of the river against invasions. It was in service and actively occupied and used until 1927.
La première des choses que l’on voit, lorsqu'on arrive à proximité du village, est cette espèce de donjon carré surmonté d’une construction octogonale se terminant par un toit d’ardoise. Si …
The Church of Châtelaillon-Plage is located next to the Rue du Marché. It is called the Sainte-Madeleine church. It is a pretty church located in the city center of Châtelaillon-Plage, …
The Château du Bois-Vert in the park of Fouras is a vast neo-classical residence built in 1870, which was originally designed as a dwelling, before being transformed into a casino …
Du haut de ses 900 ans, l’église Notre Dame domine le village de Salles-sur-Mer. A son origine, elle dépendait du prieuré de l’île d’Aix. Orientée Nord/Sud, elle resplendit dans un …
Ile d'Aix is part of the Charente archipelago and lies in the centre-west of the Charente Maritime department. The small island is situated in the middle of the Pertuis d'Antioche …
The Notre-Dame church in Rochefort was designed by the architect Louis-Auguste Boileau (1812-1896), the same one who drew the plans for the Saint-Eugène church in Paris, completed around 1855 and …
Built around 1771, the Château de Buzay in La Jarne bears witness to the art of living experienced by the city of La Rochelle when privileged links were established between …