Most shops are closed on Sunday afternoon and Monday. In order of distance:

• Saint Claud (10min): butcher, bakery, newsagent, local shop, pharmacy

• Chasseneuil (20min): Intermarché, Lidl, very good butcher (La Bouche Rit), wine shop, DIY

• La Rochefoucauld (30min): shopping centre with Leclerc, Brico, garden centre and many boutiques in the city centre

Splashing and romping in the pool, relaxing in the garden, reading on the covered terrace, resting and enjoying the sun or a short walk to the river La Sonnette to paddle: everything is there to enjoy the peace! There is also a comfortable mezzanine with books, multimedia and board games.

Gezellige karakterdorpjes en -steden:

• Verteuil-sur-Charente met zijn imposante, sprookjesachtige kasteel dat over de rivier de Charente uitkijkt

• Nanteuil-en-Vallée: charmante overblijfselen van de oude abdij en de prachtige tuinen van l'Argentor aan de rivier

• La Rochefoucauld: bezoek aan het indrukwekkende kasteel 'de parel van de Charente', historisch shoppingstraat(je)

• Confolens, een middeleeuwse stad aan de samenvloeiing van de rivieren Vienne en Goire, oude stenen bruggen en smalle oude (kunst)straatjes 

• Angoulême, hoofdstad van La Charente: Les Halles, Kathedraal, museum van de tekenstrip, mooie wandeling periph'vert 19km 

France without markets is not France.
Every day there is a market somewhere:

• Saint-Claud: every Friday

• Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure: every Wednesday and Saturday

• Piégut-Pluviers in the Dordogne (46km): large market every Wednesday (+250 stalls)

You will find all local products on terredesaveurs.com .

...to the Atlantic Ocean in Royan ( <2h ) or oyster islands Île Madame ( <2h ) and Île d'Oléron , read more , the most beautiful beaches can be found here: plusbelleslages

... taste a Cognac or a Pineau de Charentes, visit the wine cellars of Bergerac or Bordeaux. ...to Angoulême , the comic strip paradise, ...
See also the agenda on infiniment-charentes and ruffecois-tourisme.com

Plenty of choice...

In the Lacs du Haute-Charente ( 35km to Plage de Guerlie ) you have many water sports (swimming, sailing, canoeing, catamaran sailing, SUP), you can go fishing and there is an adventure park .

A little closer you have the Plan d'Eau Prés de Peyras ( 18km, 22 min. ), swimming, SUP, pedaloing, fishing... there are 2 lakes: small for children with lifeguard supervision and next to it a lake with an island