Canoe and rowing boat rental

Canoes can be rented for half a day to take a relaxed trip on the Charente and admire the city and its surroundings from the river. It's very pleasant when the weather is good. A journey of 20 km will take about 7-8 hours, a journey of 12 km about 4 hours.

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Address: 6, rue de Courbiac
Getting there: towards the north
Website: aviron-saintais.fr (opens in a new tab)

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Église Saint-Vivien
Built between 1840 and 1845 by the architect Brossard, this neoclassical church is the fifth church on the place; the first was built in the 5th century. The interior is covered in frescoes, paper decorations, stained glass windows. The façade is rather monumental with its pilasters, pediments and Italian-style belltower.
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Saint-Saloine thermal baths
Thermes de Saint-Saloine
Reduced to ruins today, the Saint-Saloine thermal baths were the most important ones in the Roman city. They were built towards the end of the 1st century and modeled on similar baths in Rome. Over the centuries, the baths were first converted into a church, then abandoned in the 16th or 17th century. From the nearby terrace there are nice views of the surroundings.
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Le Parvis
Gourmet restaurant in the old town.
dish of the day EUR 15, menus EUR 30-54
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Netto
Discount supermarket, part of the Intermarché group.