Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente

Porte-de-ville
16100 Cognac

The Porte Saint-Jacques and its towers, remains of the 15th century fortifications, dominate the quays of the Charente in Cognac. This historic monument, an ancient access point to the city, combines medieval defensive architecture and carved decoration.

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.

Château de style Renaissance
16110 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

The Château de La Rochefoucauld, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), combines 11th century medieval donjon and Italian galleries unique in France, witness to 10 centuries of uninterrupted family history.

Château fort
16500 Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

The castle of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens, the vestige of a 15th century medieval fortress, dominates the Viennese in Saint-Germain-de-Confolens in Charente. Its ruins, including two round towers, bear witness to its strategic role at the confluence of Vienna and Issoire.

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.

Cloître
16210 Chalais

The Cloister of Chalais, built in the 17th century, is a former Conventual cloister located in Chalais, Charente, supported by the Church of Saint-Martial, a witness to local religious history.

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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
16410 Garat

The castle of the Tranchade, built in the 14th and 17th centuries, is a strong castle overlooking the valley of the Anguienne in Garat, New Aquitaine, combining medieval donjon and Renaissance wings.