The best MTB trails around Fleurac

The Charente in this sector is lined with many castles, the area is rich thanks to the production of Cognac and Pineau.

Before reaching the bridge, take a moment to appreciate it from afar. You may see kayakers on the river coming from the port of Vibrac.

Castle with a fairly compact architecture, rich in details and various corbels that seem to come out of a Walt Disney story. It doesn't look very well maintained, what a pity!

Still under construction and still closed ..... too bad It seems, from certain particularities, of the parish church of Saint-Pierre, built around the middle of the 14ᵉ century, at the time when the country was under English domination, that it must have been built by them. It forms a rectangle composed of a nave with two crossed warhead bays, a dome surmounted by the bell tower and a rectangular sanctuary. A crypt exists under the sanctuary; but the purpose of this crypt seems to be simply to collect the waters of a fountain which springs under the church and to lead them outside. The monument is entirely vaulted in stone. The dome rests on four double pilasters, whose capitals are extremely graceful. The windows of the nave include two pointed arches set back from each other; the side windows of the sanctuary are two-compartment; the apsidal window is radiant and has three divisions. The facade is very simple; the central door and the two side arches are adorned with graceful moldings. The bell tower is a square tower raised two stories above the vaults. Towards the end of the 15ᵉ century or the beginning of the 16ᵉ century, a side chapel was built to the north, under the bell tower. The arcade, which unites this chapel to the church, bore the following inscription: “Messire Guy de Marueil chevalier and Dame Johanne Dirchillac SA FAe”. A very curious fresco was once seen on the wall of the nave, below the bell tower. It represented the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1992.

Beautiful scenery with the bridge over the river.

The town has a bridge dating perhaps from the 12th century, a fairly characteristic and well-known limestone bent bridge, called Petit Pont and one from the 18th century known as the Pont de bois or Pont de Bouet. These two bridges cross the two main arms of the Charente.

Very interesting ... Thank you for this presentation .. can we visit it? My 8-year-old grandson is passionate about castles ... Sylvie

The construction of this building accompanies other buildings from the end of the 19th century, residences of owners of cognac houses. The sponsor of this château would be Baptiste Vert, manager of various cognac companies. It is part of a park that slopes down to the river. The terrace on which it is built is delimited by a stone balustrade serving as a belvedere, at the foot of which a basin with a rockery pierced with caves has been built. The house is formed by a central body supported by two rectangular wings framing a gallery open to the south; two pavilions ending in a round tower to the north, connected by a distribution corridor and framing a protruding winter garden. The building rises on a ground floor on a base, a floor and an attic. Each level is strongly marked by a particular modenature: band, sculpted frieze. The wall apparatus contributes to the variety of this set, each constituent element of which has an original detail: arch frieze, carved door frame ... The interior decor is due to artists of a certain renown: earthenware, decor painted, ironwork ... The most original part of this set is the winter lounge located to the north. It has a mosaic floor, a stucco trellis ceiling, glass slabs, paintings by Lévigne.