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Jarnac & Around
Jarnac & Around
The surrounding area is steeped in history with a wealth of Romanesque architecture. Nearby there are medieval buildings, a Roman amphitheatre, museums, châteaux and abbeys. You can follow the 'Etapes de Cognac', which encourage you to explore three separate trails, following Vine, Stone and River. (www.cognacetapes.com).
Jarnac has good public transport with fast bus and SNCF train links to Cognac and Angouleme, (our nearest TGV station), so if you want to go exploring without a car it is easy to do. Let us know if you need a hire car for your stay, we can let you have details of local and national car hire companies.
You can explore the countryside, rich with the vineyards of the "Grande Champagne Cognac". There are brilliant sandy beaches to visit within a short drive of Jarnac. Royan, Fouras and the islands of Re and Oleron can all be reached within about an hour. Towns like Angoulême, Cognac, Saintes and St Jean d'Angely are near at hand and all have weekly street markets. Rouillac is known for its large market on the 27th of each month where you can buy most things from cattle and chickens to fabrics and food.
In Jarnac there are bars and cafés where you can enjoy a drink and watch the world go by. There is a food market every day except Monday and a monthly "foire" at the Place du Château.
There are some excellent museums in Jarnac, including a museum of chocolate. Francois Mitterrand was born in Jarnac and endowed the town with many of the gifts he received during his term as president, along with exhibits of various civil and architectural projects instigated by his government. The house where he was born is now open to the public and gives an interesting insight into his early years here.
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