The best cycling routes around Poullignac

A simple but elegant war memorial in Blanzac-Porcheresse, located near the church.

Among the oldest in the region, the Saint-Cybard church in Porcheresse was built in the 11th century. It is still surrounded by its cemetery and presbytery, which is one of its distinctive features. The church shares similarities with churches in the area (Etriac, Puypéroux, Bécheresse, and Côteaux du Blanzacais). It features narrow windows pierced in the buttresses, as well as rubble stone walls. In the 12th century, it was remodeled and reinforced to accommodate vaults. However, the building's condition currently prohibits visits; renovation work is planned for the very near future. This monument was listed as a "Historic Monument" in 1913. The church's patron saint was the monk Cybard, who came from Dordogne in the 6th century. He lived for a long time in a cave beneath the Angoulême plateau. https://www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/fiche-sit/eglise-saint-cybard-de-porcheresse-5895303/#truncate https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Cybard_de_Porcheresse

This is one of the wayside crosses located between the villages of Champagne-Vigny and Bécheresse, in Charente.

Location: 45.303550, 0.000060 http://www.thegreenwichmeridian.org/tgm/location.php?i_latitude=45.30355&i_type=&i_set_name=2012_08_17

The Notre-Dame church is a Roman Catholic church located in Berneuil, Charente. It was built during the second half of the 12th century. Inside, a 15th century mural depicts Saint Louis (Louis IX, King of France, protector of the poor and the sick) and Saint Apolline. It is composed of three parts: the nave with transept, the apse and the apsidioles. https://www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/fiche-sit/eglise-notre-dame-5887417/#truncate https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_Berneuil_(Charente)

The Church of Our Lady of the Navitiy was built in the 12th century. This Romanesque-style monument was considerably altered with age, so much so that only the foundations are original today. The walls, for example, were raised shortly after the Hundred Years' War to allow refuge rooms to be built under the roof. The Romanesque façade, for its part, was remodeled during the Gothic period. The use of grison, a local grey stone very common in this area of Charente, limited the sculpted decoration to its strictest expression; this stone was unsuitable for sculpture. On the other hand, the church has a painted fresco, rediscovered in the sanctuary during restoration work. Like all medieval churches, Notre-Dame de Brossac was once surrounded by its cemetery, abandoned in 1843. Outside, in the north wall of the nave, there remain two funerary recesses intended to shelter the burial of high-ranking figures. https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/projets/brossac-eglise-notre-dame-de-la-nativite

Built in the 12th century. Burned down around 1568. Restored around 1650. In ruins in the first half of the 19th century. Rebuilt from 1860 to 1899 under the successive direction of architects Antoine Goumondie and Pierre Texier.

Is a beautiful building, where rooms are available for rent.   Le Chatelard has five charming guest rooms, which immerse you in a rustic and relaxing atmosphere. In the morning, a hearty breakfast is served in the dining room.