Just a few kilometres from Rochefort, Saintes and La Rochelle, along the pilgrimage route to Compostelle, you can enjoy the genuine charms of your 3-star hotel Les Jardins du Lac.

As soon as you arrive, you’re greeted by the tranquil sight of the Bois Fleuri Lake and its surroundings: the soft sounds of water, the rustle of leaves…

The site is a real haven of peace but also a wonderful point of departure, for visiting some of Saintonge’s hidden gems.

In Saint-Porchaire, you will find the beautiful Roche Courbon castle. It was built in the 15th century, and in the 17th century it became a holiday mansion. Today, with its magnificent French gardens, the castle is one of the most prestigious sites of French Atlantic Coast, a stop in Saintonge that must not be missed.

Then if it takes your fancy, you can explore the quarries of Crazannes, where stonemasons worked for some two thousand years, extracting stone that is now famous for being used to build Fort Boyard as well as the Statue of Liberty.