Perfumed, sizzling and sensational.

Perfect for...people who don't do much biking, but are tempted to explore.

A cycling idyll, far from the madding crowd, with rolling countryside covered by vines and quilted fields of sunflowers, poppies and ancient woodland. The silent, sun bleached villages snooze at midday, while angoulemme, jarnac and Cognac can be busy and fun with shops and museums, a restaurant for lunch and distilleries for cognac tasting. Wild boar cross the road and red squirrels pick nuts in the hedgerows; quiet and immensely peaceful; you always pack a picnic as the paucity of village bars means you need your baguette and cheese with you. There are wildflowers everywhere and pineau for an aperitif.

Our cycling holidays start and finish at the Hotel la Vielle Etable at Roullet St Estephe which is surrounded by exytensive gardens with a fishing lake bordered by ancient willows. Facilities include a swimming pool, sauna, solarium and tennis courts. Our regional hotels are *** and ****, chateaux and a **** chambre d’hote. Many of the hotels have pools, one a Michelin starred restaurant.

Routes are Grade 1, easy cycling for much of the region but Grade 2 towards the East on the longer routes. An ideal region for families as there are pools, river swimming and canoeing.

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