Cognac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Château de Cognac is a historic monument and the birthplace of King François I.

Anyone wishing to find a holiday apartment in Cognac can include this in their travel plans.

Culture

The Musée des savoir-faire du cognac is located on the quays of Cognac and has more than 1,600 m² of permanent exhibition space. The visitor tour includes audiovisual projections, soundscapes, scent-based games and interactive stations.

The Maison du négociant, Musée d’art et d’histoire, is located in the public garden of Cognac’s Hôtel de Ville. It houses collections of paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and archaeology.

The present-day church in Cognac was built around 1130–1140 in the shape of a Latin cross with domes.

The two towers with a covered walkway, known as the Tours Saint Jacques or Porte Saint Jacques, are the most visible remains of Cognac’s medieval fortifications. The Porte Saint Jacques offers a scenographic tour through four rooms, as well as panoramic views of the old town and the Charente from its terrace.

Landscape

The quays of the Charente are a central attraction in Cognac. La Demoiselle offers a guided river cruise from Cognac to discover the architectural and natural heritage along the Charente.

The two-hour river cruises with La Demoiselle pass through the green landscapes of the Charente Valley between vineyards and limestone.

La Demoiselle departs from and returns to Quai des Flamands opposite Place de la Salle Verte.

Cityscape

In Cognac, there are two self-guided tours through the old town under the name Promenades à Cognac.

Wonderwall Cognac is an open-air street art gallery on the walls of Cognac.

Other places in this selection: Mansle, Yviers, Saint-Médard, Guizengeard, Saulgond, Benest, Ranville-Breuillaud and Villefagnan.

For the higher-level travel overview: Charente.