Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente

Eglise romane
16250 Cressac-Saint-Genis

The Cressac Commanderie, former Templar Commandery and 12th century Hospitaller, is located in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente. It houses a remarkable chapel for its medieval frescoes depicting scenes of crusades, classified as Historic Monument since 1914.

Château de style néo-Renaissance
16320 Magnac-Lavalette-Villars

The Château de la Mercerie, located in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars in New Aquitaine, is a neo-Gothic and Renaissance Italian building, enlarged in the 20th century by the Rethoné brothers, nicknamed the 'Versailles Charentais'.

Dolmens
16100 Saint-Brice

The Dolmen de Garde-Épée, built in the Neolithic at Saint-Brice (Charente), is a listed megalithic monument, composed of slabs in grey sandstone forming a rectangular burial chamber of 5 m long.

Château fort
16320 Villebois-Lavalette

The Château de Villebois-Lavalette, built between the 12th and 13th century in Villebois-Lavalette, New Aquitaine, is a medieval fortress transformed into an aristocratic residence in the 17th century, combining medieval ramparts and classical architecture.

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.

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.

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.

Château de style Classique
16370 Cherves-Richemont

Chesnel Castle, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Cherves-Richemont, New Aquitaine, is a rare example of classical Italian architecture in Angoumois, surrounded by dry moat and listed as a Historic Monument.