Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente

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
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 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.

Eglise romane
16000 Angoulême

Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral, a 12th century Romanesque building rebuilt in the 19th century, dominates the town of Angoulême in Charente. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it is famous for its carved facade and its history linked to the Counts of Angoulême.

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.

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.

Maison classée MH
16100 Cognac

The House of Lieutenance, a medieval building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Cognac, combines stone and wood. Classified as a historic monument, it embodies the civil architecture of the region.

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'.