- Several "traditional" open air markets - Jet skiing
- Lakeside swimming - Tennis
- Wine - Extensive fishing
- Open air concerts - River trips
- Tennis - Ancient churches
- Really friendly "locals" - More Wine!
- Canoeing - Beautiful country estates
- Horse riding - Excellent Walking
- Distilleries - Pretty villages
- You can even trek with llamas!

The list is endless!

Every local village seems to host its own festivities on different weekends during the summer!

As already mentioned, the ancient walled city of Angouleme, and Bordeaux, are both well worth a visit. Angouleme, with its annual events such as the Comic Festival, and an autumn Motor Cavalcade around the city ramparts. Bordeaux with its vibrant mix of old and new.
Cognac will be a town familiar to most, being the centre of the "cognac trail", with many distilleries waiting to welcome you on their tours!
The stunning Gironde estuary is about an hours drive away, with beautiful sandy swimming beaches a little further north.
Then there's La Rochelle, with its offshore islands, and in different directions - Futuroscope, Poitiers, the "Valley of the Apes".......!