The local area around La Maison Bleu has a variety of activities to suit all people, and all age ranges. Other than the more sedate activities such as sight-seeing, sunbathing and relaxing, many sports are on offer too.

Bathing/Watersports

There is freshwater bathing offered in the flowing waters of the Charente. In the heart of the Charente Limousine are two neighbouring lakes covering some 350 hectares at Lavaud and Mas Chaban. Here you will find rowing, canoeing, windsurfing, bathing and fishing on the menu.

Near Angoulême, the vast man-made lake at St. Yrieix is ideal for watersports (sailing, windsurfing, canoeing). The lake at Brossac, set in the countryside, offers a completely different place for bathing which is particularly suitable for very young children.

Discover on the map all of the nearby bathing spots.

Golf

Our area is extremely fortunate to have a selection of good courses to choose from. Required skill levels vary from course to course, so that there should be a course nearby to suit everyone.

Angoulême - Golf de l'Hirondelle

[18 holes, 5 365 m, Par 70, slope 139]

It is built on a spur of limestone rock opposite the town. There are fine views of the cathedral and the pink tiled roofs. The 18 holes cover about 34 hectares in the St. Martin woods. The fairways call for good physical condition and a high degree of skill notably because they are very narrow.

Ecuras - Golf international de la Prèze

[18 holes, 3 164 m, Par 36, slope 140]

The courses are set in 65 hectares of wooded valleys. The ornamental lakes, slopes and undergrowth provide a range of natural difficulties. The fine fairways and fast greens make it a challenging international course.

St. Brice - Golf du Cognac

[18 holes, 6 142 m, Par 72, slope 135]

Set on the banks of the Charente between Cognac and Jarnac, this 18 hole course wends its way between vines and woods on rolling slopes dotted with water hazards. The fairways are quite wide but experienced players will enjoy holes 12, 15 and 17.

Pillac - Golf d'Aubeterre

[9 holes, 1 728 m, Par 31]

Between the Charente and the Dordogne lies the Dronne. Built on the banks of the river, just a stone's throw from Aubeterre, one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in France", the manoir de Longeveau has a 9 hole course. The course is short but very demanding with bunkers and other hazards in the rolling meadows and oak groves.