La Roue Blanche (The white wheel)

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.

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

Nearest train station

• Bords
• Saint-Savinien
• Taillebourg
• Tonnay-Charente
• Rochefort