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Brouage

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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Brouage began as a salt-trading port and was turned into a Catholic stronghold by Henri III in 1578, to stand against Protestant La Rochelle. The sea that once lapped its walls has since retreated, and the 16th-century citadel now rises from a vast spread of former salt marshes. It may also be the birthplace of Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City.

Highlights

The 16th-century fortified town, now stranded inland
The Brouage marshes, a Grand Site de France since 1989
Links with Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City (FR)
The Havre de Brouage channel running out towards the Atlantic

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Brouage). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Events through the year

Sites en scène Music and arts · AugustStreet arts and fireworks inside the fortified town

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Brouage). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Harrieta171Jambon de Bayonne.CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Harrieta171 (Wikimedia Commons user)Biarritz Piments CC BY 2.5
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Roboppy (Wikipedia user)Caneles stemilion CC BY-SA 2.5
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
EspritVinBouteille Ariane 25 ans d'Age CC BY-SA 3.0
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Elena ReginaTuber melanosporum Vittadini 1831 (Fungi Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizales Tuberaceæ) (25817500456) cro…CC0
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Thermes de Rochefort (FR) · ~26 min by car
Thermal spa: Les Thermes de Saujon · ~37 min by car
Thermal spa: Spa Nuxe · ~42 min by car

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Nearby member villages

Mornac-sur-Seudre · 18 km
Talmont-sur-Gironde · 39 km
La Flotte · 41 km
Ars-en-Ré · 51 km
Vouvant · 82 km

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