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The thermal baths at Chassenon

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Standing on the Agrippan Way which ran from Saintes to Lyon, Chassenon had a reputation in the 2nd century as a place of healing and worship.

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The underground church of St-Jean, Aubeterre

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In the south of the Charente, the village of Aubeterre [one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France] harbours an underground church carved in the heart of a cliff.

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The domain dEchoisy, Cellettes

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In the Ruffec area, the river Charente meanders its way to the sea. It crosses the domain dEchoisy, a farming hamlet covering over 40 hectares where the ancestral agricultural activities of the past are recounted : mill, bread oven, farmyard animals

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Official Charente Tourist Board - 21, rue d'Iéna - 16021 Angoulême Cedex - France
Phone : +33 5 45 69 79 09 - Fax : +33 5 45 69 48 60
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