Less than 20 km from Laguna Lodge Résidence
Marennes
Marennes is famous world-wide for its oysters. Located on the right bank of the Seudre river and only 5 km form Laguna Lodge Résidence, Marennes lies in the heart of the Oleron-Marennes oyster production region. The town also has other attractions such as its beach, interesting architecture and shaded squares, the Oyester Museum 'La Cité de l'Huître' and a local market.
Ronce les bains / La Tremblade
The charming oyster port of La Tremblade is especially picturesque. Take a walk or a bike ride along the Grève channel and discover the typical oyster huts. You'll also probably bump into a producer who'll provide a tasting of these famous oysters!
Brouage
Brouage is a fortified town dating back to the 17th century and is famous for its ramparts and towers. The town was also historically a port linked with the salt trade. Today you'll discover a delightful town where the many artisans produce local goods, and if you want a great view of the salt flats take a walk around the ramparts.
More than 20 km from Laguna Lodge Résidence
La Rochelle
Ideal city for shopping or to make stroll, La Rochelle is a thousand year old city with a rich natural and architectural heritage: the towers of La Rochelle, the ‘Maison Nicolas Venette’, the Hotel of Hugues Pontard (Maison Henri II ), the door of the ‘Grosse Horloge’ without forgetting the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of the New World.
To do absolutely: a visit to 'Aquarium La Rochelle’ in the centre of the city, facing the old harbour!
Royan
Modern seaside town with its beach and boulevard, Royan is also a city labeled 'City of art and history' since 2010. You will discover its remarkable seaside architecture from the Belle Epoque to the modernism of the fifties of which Royan has become the iconic figure. The architectural fantasy of the astonishing villas is perpetuated in the fifties on the seaside, in the Parc district or near the Palais des Congrès. Royan has been able to highlight the richness of its architectural heritage. Housed in the walls of the old market Pontaillac, the Museum of Royan invites you to discover the history of the city from antiquity to the present.
Rochefort
Filming location of the Demoiselles de Rochefort, the famous musical, the city centre of Rochefort is very active today.
Visit the home of Pierre Loti, famous writer, who brought back many souvenirs from his travels and whose interior design invites you to discover new destinations.
The ‘Pont Transbordeur de Rochefort’ (transhipment bridge) connects the two banks of the Charente river, without hindering navigation, to the arsenal and the harbour. It is the last transhipment bridge in France.
You also have to visit: the Corderie Royale, the magnificent site of the maritime patrimony entirely renovated and which hosts today the ‘Centre International de la Mer’, the construction site of the Hermione, the ‘Jardins des Retours’.
Saintes
Founded by the Romans 'Mediolanum Santonum' was the capital of Aquitaine in the first century. From this prosperity it preserves an arc (former city gate), an amphitheater (the best preserved on the Atlantic coast), thermal baths and an aqueduct.
You also have to see: the Abbaye aux Dames and the Saint-Eutrope church, the must-see monuments of Romanesque art, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.
it is possible to make a small river cruise on the Charente river to enjoy this rich heritage from another perspective.
Talmont-sur-Gironde
15 km from Royan, on a promontory overlooking the estuary of the Gironde, Talmont-sur-Gironde has kept its original plan of bastide, and was built in 1284 by Edward I of Aquitaine. Dominating the village, the magnificent Sainte-Radegonde church, symbol of the Poitou-Charentes region, is still fortified with ramparts.
Mornac-sur-Seudre
A former fishing and trading harbour, Mornac-sur-Seudre is today mainly focused on oyster farming and the salt produced by its marshes. The village, typical of the Charente coastline, reveals through the alleys, its houses with white facades and green or blue shutters, sometimes hidden by hollyhocks.
La Marais Poitevin
The Marais Poitevin, an inter-regional park, covers some 100,000 hectares between northern Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vendée. Man-made marsh, the site concentrates a natural, ethnographic and landscape heritage of extraordinary richness; This makes it even more indispensable to protect this ecosystem. Take a boat trip with or without a guide to fully enjoy nature.
