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In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, five vast regional nature parks, with their preserved landscapes and invaluable heritage, invite...

Get ready for exceptional places and extraordinary natural sites that will take your breath away. Whether you’re on...

Fancy a great breath of fresh air? Discover a preview here below of a few 100% nature quests which you can also find...

The Atlantic Coast is studded with unexpected gems to discover, and the islands of the Charente are just some of them....

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No, camping is not just for summertime holidays! Discover my selection of campsites open all year round. An opportunity...

Oléron, Ré, Aix, Madame… Charente's four beautiful islands, emerging in the middle of the Pertuis d’Antioche, just...

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Along the river Creuse, for about 15 kilometres, the Painters' Valley presents remarkable landscapes which inspired the...

Prepare to be dazzled! The Dordogne Valley, with its deep gorges and steep-sided valleys, is the home to stunning...

If you love the atmosphere diffused by the "Green Venice", then you'll probably adore unwinding in a natural scenescape....

Although Dordogne is much better known for its castles and gastronomy, it has a wealth of incredibly enchanting gardens...

On his journey to walk across France, Mathieu Mouillet took the GR10 and crossed the Atlantic section of the Pyrenees,...

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Châteaux de Rochebrune

Le nom vient d’une pierre sacrée druidique : La Roche Brune.

Aux confins du Limousin et du Poitou, le château de Rochebrune est l’une des maisons fortes entourant à l’origine les terres de Chabanais, exposée en priorité aux raids des comtes de la Marche et de l’évêque de Limoges. La place, devenue anglaise, défendra aussi la principauté de Chabanais dans le conflit entre Richard Cœur de Lion et Philippe Auguste. Le prince Jourdain IV mourra à la croisade. La propriété passée par mariage dans la famille de Matha, puis de Rochechouart, l’édifice, flanqué à l’origine de deux tours rondes devient un véritable château fort aux XIIIème et XIVème siècles. Il sera la résidence des Thouars entre 1345 et 1450. Leur fille Catherine, après un premier mariage avec Gilles de Retz, maréchal de France, épouse Jean de Vendôme.

16150 ETAGNAC
- SPL Terres de Limousin - Haute-Vienne Tourisme -
- SPL Terres de Limousin - Haute-Vienne Tourisme -
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Bussière-Boffy

In this charming medieval village, information boards will lead you to some twelve houses which ages span from the 15th century to the 18th century. At the bottom of various alleys and passageways, you will fall upon several timbered houses with mullioned windows, some bearing the vestiges of fortifications.

87330 VAL D'ISSOIRE
- Comité Régional du Tourisme de Nouvelle-Aquitaine -
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Apiculture : 13 Bees

Spend an interesting and exciting afternoon with our honeybees. Find out more about colonies and their importance to the environment, with hands-on experience of inspecting hives
Spend an interesting and exciting afternoon with our honeybees. Find out more about colonies and their importance to the environment, with hands-on experience of inspecting hives. Open on Monday afternoons, 1-4pm, from April until mid-October, weather permitting. The price is 20 euros per person which includes all equipment and protective clothing, refreshments and honey tasting. 3-day and 6-day courses are also available with accommodation included. Booking is essential by telephone or email (0545 71 22 90 or info@13bees.co.uk).

13 rue du Bois des Roses 16500 Confolens
Du 03/05/2023 au 14/09/2023
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La Butte de Frochet

La 'Butte de frochet' (hillock of Frochet, is a natural area offering ecological as welle as fauna and flora interests. Is is a mineral backbone of white quartz, themnants of the hydrothermal activity of the Oradour-sur-Glane rift towards the end of the primaryera.
The ridge path offers splendid vistas on "Charente Limousine" and on "Basse-Marche".

The heather-covered moor is currently administered by the 'Conservatoire des espaces Naturels du Limousin'. Thus, some endangered bird species such as harriers or nightjars whosenesting area is heather spaces will be able to inhabit the place.

The landscape takes on pink hues at the beginning and at the end of the Summer at the time when ashen heather ans calluna vulgaris are in full bloom.

87330 VAL D'ISSOIRE
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Limousin Paintball

The biggest paintball park in the Limousin, 3 zones of over 3 hectares of natural ground. Enjoy a game with family or friends.

87200 SAINT JUNIEN
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Chambres d'hôtes : Le petit Mas d'Ile

bed and breakfast and gites in the beautiful surroundings of the Charente. Large pitches for camping and comfortable rooms.
Our ´gites & camping’ exists more than 20 years. After some renovations we have created a very pleasant campsite with 16 pitches and gites / rooms to rent. In our spacious garden you will find our swimming pool and children's area, as well as a petanque field.


In the environment there are many things to discover and visit. Canoeing is very popular, but don't forget the restaurants, the castle and all the trails for a nice walk or bike ride.

Le petit mas d'ile St Germain de Confolens 16500 Confolens
Du 01/04/2023 au 30/09/2023
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