Take the Roue Blanche loop and discover the treasures of the Cœur de Saintonge: its villages, landscapes, churches, châteaux, Abbey and many other surprises. The Cœur de Saintonge has so much to offer! So get on your bikes and follow the route.
63 m66 m
Loop route
With a total length of 77km, the route is cut by a variant that allows you to do a 29km or 55km loop. The Roue Blanche is connected to the Flow Vélo linking Thiviers (Dordogne) to Ile d'Aix and to La Vélodyssée, a cycle route between Roscoff (Brittany) and Hendaye (Basque Country).
Signposting
Follow the signs for ‘La Roue Blanche’.
Don't miss during this loop
Château de Crazannes, built in the 14th century and a source of inspiration for Charles Perrault
Château de la Roche Courbon, an ancient fortress from the Hundred Years' War
Château de Panloy and its formal gardens
Numerous Romanesque churches
La Pierre de Crazannes, a 13-hectare former quarry open to the public
Les Lapidiales, a cultural space featuring no fewer than 60 monumental sculptures
Trizay Abbey, founded between the 11th and 12th centuries and now home to a contemporary art centre
Les villages de pierres & d'eau, a network of 14 Charente villages where stone and water meet
Les jardins de Compostelle, a Hispano-Moorish park in the heart of Charente-Maritime
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