The nature reserve through the seasons
NATURE AND RELAXATION
The nature reserve in all its diversity throughout the seasons: the white water marsh and thousands of birds in autumn and winter, the exceptional flora, dragonflies and butterflies in spring and summer. Throughout the year, its ecological management, or how the women and men of the reserve work to...
Guided tour: Along the estuary: Panoramic views, forts and secrets of the Port-des-Barques peninsula
CULTURAL
Join Julie, a passionate local guide from Port-des-Barques, on a tour of the Port-des-Barques headland, in the heart of the Charente Estuary – an exceptional area designated a ‘Grand Site de France’. Starting from Fort du Peux, this guided tour follows the coastline to the sailing school. Through...
Beautiful Toilets and Skin Knitwear: Discover Fouras in 1900
CULTURAL
Every Tuesday stroll through the city from Fort Vauban, arrival at the Salons du parc! Follow Mesdemoiselles Léopoldine and Henriette through the streets of Fouras to discover the seaside era, between knowledge and anecdotes, relive Fouras in 1900 at the time of sea bathing. Reservation require...
Guided tour: Aix, a fortified village
CULTURAL
Take a stroll through the fortified village and learn about the history of the island, its inhabitants and its remarkable buildings: the abbey church dating back to the 11th century; the imposing powder magazine, whose construction is attributed to Choderlos de Laclos; and Napoleon I's last residenc...
Creative workshop: Liédot in colour
ACCOMPANIED
Fort Liédot tells its story through the eyes of its occupants (from soldiers in garrison to prisoners and children at holiday camps). Many of them left ‘traces’ of their time there, engraved in stone. After a short tour of the fort focusing on the graffiti on the sentry walk, children can take thei...
