At the top of a hill, overlooking the magnificent Chateau de Talleyrand, this ancient fortifed hamlet, surrounded by vines and fields of sunflower, is the ideal location for family holidays.Interlaced with small lakes, vineyards and rivers, the south Charente offers visitors all the sweetness of its valleyed landscape and its villages of white fieldstone houses. The region is full of gastronomic treasures and the wonders of Roman architecture.

The nearby town of Chalais, dominated by the castle Tayllerand-Périgord, is known for its mild climate and the dynamism of its fairs and Monday markets. The canton of Chalais is located on the terroir "bon bois" of the world famous Cognac appellation.

A few kilometres away, Aubeterre sur Dronne, one of the "most beautiful villages in France" and built as an amphitheatre around a loop of the Dronne. One of its most remarkable buildings is a monolithic church carved from inside the rock face, with the main alter stands at 20 m below the top of the vault.

To the west the towns and beaches of the Atlantic coast, with their fortresses, their wines and their surfers. To the east, the Dordogne offering all the magic of the Perigord.