Mortagne-sur-Gironde: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Ermitage Saint Martial is a former hermitage that became a monastery. It includes a partly monolithic cave dwelling carved entirely into a limestone cliff face.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Mortagne-sur-Gironde has the destination itself in view.

Culture

The Musée de la carte postale is housed in the former landing building of the port of Mortagne-sur-Gironde. In the Église Saint-Etienne, the transept capitals have been protected as historic monuments since 6 March 1987, following their inclusion by decree.

The Ermitage Saint Martial offers guided tours from Wednesday to Sunday.

Nature

The Belvédère at Place Bel Air has an orientation board and offers views over the port of Mortagne-sur-Gironde and the marshlands surrounding it.

At Chemin de l’estuaire, a mudflat regularly flooded by brackish water provides a habitat for numerous marsh birds. Reed beds there are home to a diverse range of wildlife.

The tourist information office in Mortagne-sur-Gironde helps visitors find their way on walks through the marshlands and explore the cultural heritage.

Paths and walks

The Chemin creux connects the upper town of Mortagne with the waterfront area. It is used by hikers and cyclists.

The nature walk “Au cœur de la Camargue mortagnaise” starts at Quai de l’Estuaire on the right bank of the port of Mortagne-sur-Gironde. It includes observations of the landscape as well as the local fauna and flora.

Routes

Circuit 8 of the “Les côteaux de Gironde” route starts in Mortagne-sur-Gironde and is 30 km long. It is classified as difficult.

Circuit 9 connects Mortagne-sur-Gironde with Brie-sous-Mortagne and is approximately 14 km long. The route between Mortagne-sur-Gironde and Brie-sous-Mortagne is classified as easy.

More local pages: Cozes, Luchat, Pons, Beurlay, La Brée-Les-Bains, Salignac-Sur-Charente, Marsilly, Contré

For the overview of the wider destination: Charente-Maritime.