Activities at Chateau de L'Yeuse or nearby

• Swimming Pool

• Sauna

• Jacuzzi

• Tennis, clay-pigeon shooting, go-karting, quad biking, horse riding, walking and cycling along the Charente river…

• Hunting parties organised.

• Day-long golf training sessions for beginners can be organised with the Cognac Saint-Brice Golf Course (18 holes).

Local history and culture:

Visit the Cognac Houses and distilleries, heritage sites in the town, Romanesque churches, and châteaux in the area; tours of a vineyard, a cooperage and the Saint-Gobain glassworks are available with commentary; cruises along the Charente; stay at a distillery and discover the secrets of distillation (November to March).

Cognac and Angoulême: Festival towns:

• The Detective Film Festival, at the beginning of April:
Detectives, police, criminals and femmes fatales all on the big screen for four long nights of film. Festival run by Claude Chabrol, not to be missed!

•The «Blues Passions» Festival, at the end of July/ beginning of August:
All the latest Afro-American music trends are represented at this festival: swing, zydeco, rhythm’n blues, blues, funk.

• «Coup de Chauffe», 1st Friday and Saturday of September :
The beginning of September is the time for street theatre for the enjoyment of all, both young and old.

• European Literary Festival: the opportunity for contemporary authors to meet their readers

• The Cartoon Strip Festival end of January:
The annual rendez-vous for fans of cartoon strips and images generally, with Magèlis and the CNDBI.

• The «Piano en Valois» Festival : A gathering of internationally renowned musicians at the theatre in Angoulême.