Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente-Maritime

Château de style Renaissance
17800 Pons

Usson Castle, built in the 16th century near Pons in New Aquitaine, is a Renaissance monument rebuilt in 1890 and transformed into a pirate theme park, combining historical heritage and family entertainment.

Villa mauresque
17300 Rochefort

Pierre Loti's house in Rochefort, a museum from the 18th to the 20th century, traces the life of the sea writer in a unique orientalist setting. Classified as a Historic Monument, it houses travel memories and theatre creations.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Tours
17800 Pons

The Pons Pilgrim Hospital, founded in the 12th century in Charente-Maritime, is a former medieval hospice classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dedicated to the pilgrims of Santiago de Compostela and the needy.

Eglise moderne
17200 Royan

The Notre-Dame de Royan Church, a masterpiece of modern architecture in rough concrete, was built between 1955 and 1958 in this coastal town of New Aquitaine, replacing a neo-Gothic sanctuary destroyed in 1945. Its bold style and imposing dimensions make it a symbol of post-war reconstruction.

Tour
17000 La Rochelle

The Saint-Nicolas Tower, built in the 14th century in La Rochelle, is an iconic defensive tower of the Old Port, classified as a historic monument in 1879. A symbol of military resistance, it was used to control the city's maritime access.

Tour
17600 Saint-Sornin

The Tower of Broue is a 11th century Romanesque dungeon, vestige of a castle overlooking the former Gulf of Saintonge, located in Saint-Sornin in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Patrimoine défensif
17123 Île-d'Aix

Fort Boyard, built in the 19th century on a sand bank between the island of Aix and the island of Oléron, is an emblematic maritime fortification of Charente-Maritime, transformed into a prison and became famous thanks to an international television game.

Corderie maritime
17300 Rochefort

The Royal Corderie de Rochefort, built in the 17th century, is an industrial building of 374 meters long, classified historical monument, located in the maritime arsenal of Rochefort in New Aquitaine.