Cycle tour in Charente, land of Cognac

Discover Charente on your two wheels! This holiday offers a week by bike through vineyards, rivers, pretty limestone villages and forest. Cycle at your own speed from hotels to guesthouses on easy and pleasant tracks. Stop at the farms where the Cognac, water spirit, is produced! Farmers enjoy sharing their passion with tourist. Go alongside the river Charente next to the road cycling and enjoy the beauty of the countryside lined with white cliffs and green oaks; a perfect place for cyclist. Visit the Houses of Cognac producers and the pretty town of Angoulême.

In Cognac country, the slopes are gentle, the valleys are roven with row of vines.The winemaking farms where brandy and Cognac are made and distilled are delighted to welcome cyclotourists and tourists!

The river Charente traces out beautiful meanders, along road bike its waters gain more and more volume, towns and villages from the nautical past make you want to stop and visit. In the south, the withe cliffs and green oak trees line the country roads.

The town of Cognac has long owed its economic development to King François I. In giving many privileges to his “nice town” François I launched a flourishing salt trade at Cognac, using the Charente river.

Let yourself to be guided along the streets of cognac, many possibilities offer you to do what you want: Visit one of the houses such as Bache Gabrielsen or the Cognac Art Museum. You will also taste the best of the local gastronomy and specialities as Truffles, Charentais melon, Pears from Angoulême…

The Cognac cycle tour in Charente offers a unique experience! Charente-Maritime is waiting for you, few days spent here and you never won’t want back home. To be more confortable during your cycling adventures, we can Bike hire or an E-bike as you prefer!

Highlights

• The sweetness of life in the Charente region
• The Grandes Maisons de Cognac in Cognac and its wine-growing surroundings
• The historic city center of Angoulême perched on its promontory
• Small roads bucolic settings