Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
16510 Verteuil-sur-Charente

Verteuil Castle, a medieval triangular fortress with five conical towers, has dominated Verteuil-sur-Charente (Nouveau-Aquitaine) since the 11th century. Historical property of La Rochefoucauld, it combines defensive architecture and 19th century romantic heritage.

Eglise troglodyte
16320 Gurat

The Saint-Georges de Gurat monolith chapel, carved in a cliff in the 12th century, is a rock sanctuary located in Gurat in Charente, classified as a historical monument. This mysterious place, linked to the pilgrims of Santiago de Compostela, combines troglodytic architecture and local legend.

Eglise troglodyte
16390 Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

The monolithic church Saint-Jean d'Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, dug in a cliff from the 7th century, is a troglodytic jewel enlarged in the 12th century by Benedictine monks. Located in Charente, it is one of the largest rock churches in Europe.

Maison classée MH
16500 Confolens

The house of the Duke of Epernon, a 16th-century wooden block building in Confolens (Charente), illustrates Renaissance civil architecture. Ranked a historical monument in 1974, it blends medieval tradition with renaissant influences.

Hôtel de ville
16000 Angoulême

The Town Hall of Angoulême, a 19th-century public building, incorporates the medieval remains of the Comtal Castle (XIII and XV centuries) and dominates the upper town with its monumental belfry and eclectic style.

Couvent
16110 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

The Convent of the Carmelites of La Rochefoucauld, founded in the 14th century in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois in New Aquitaine, is an ancient medieval monastery marked by renovations in the 19th and 20th centuries, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Dolmens
16230 Fontenille

The Dolmens of Grosse Pérotte and Petite Pérot, located in Fontenille (Charente), are two megaliths of angoumoisin type dating from the Neolithic, classified historical monuments since 1900.

Eglise gothique
16120 Bassac

Saint-Étienne de Bassac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Bassac (Charente), combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture, marked by centuries of restorations and historical conflicts in New Aquitaine.