River side & nature side

Depart from the town of Saintes, latitude 45.7444100 (N 45° 44’ 40”), longitude -0.6294800 (W 0° 37’ 46”)

• Marina

• From Place Bassompierre, you can walk on foot, by bike or even by boat to discover the natural side of the city!
• You can for example moor your boat: with its 92 meters of jetty and its electricity and water facilities, the river stopover is available for free!
• The walk along the river will take you straight into the prairie of La Palu

• Prairie of la Palu

• The Charente undergoes great floods in winter and the banks of the river are floodplains. In winter, La Prairie de la Palu resembles swamps.
• But from spring it wakes up and becomes a veritable ornithological observatory. La Palu also allows fishing enthusiasts to come rubbing against the population of carp, predators, eels and mules.