
Ranked on the list of outstanding natural beauty, the Island of Aix is a small crescent of land 3km long by 700m wide multitude of landscapes that can be explored on foot or by bicycle.
First monastic land and strategic location awakening the rivalries of the kingdoms of France and England, the island was further fortified with the creation of the arsenal of Rochefort (1666). Today, the Island of Aix is a tourist destination incontournablede Charente-Maritime.
South of Royan, on the Côte de Beauté, come and enjoy a beach of almost 2 kilometres long, in the heart of our active commune of Saint Georges de Didonne.
This listed resort, located at the mouth of the Gironde estuary, the largest in Europe, offers all kinds of activities, with water sports and sand yachting at the forefront and must-see sites such as the Vallières lighthouse overlooking the port.