TOURISTS in the TOWN

Restaurants;-

• Le Bec Fin, - On the beak of the island, reasonably priced trad French
• Saint Savinien Hotel; - where the town lunches out with a buffet starter, dish of the day, cheese and a sweet for about 12€..It's at the top of the Rue Champeroux near the Gendarmerie and the Credit agricole Bank
• Pizza'Savinien Opposite the Saint Sav. hotel does inhouse and takeaway pizzas and very good salads to eat outside in the summes sunshine.
• Children's boating lake Saturday in Summer, boats for the kids to captain.

Fine Art; - Galerie de la Riviere.-Original paintings by Annie Bosset and other contempory artists. Pots from France and GB. a selection of very good cards.....Rue due Centre, backing on to the river

Wines et al ;- Cave des Augustins; Good quality wines, locally in bulk and in bottle from Alsace, Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Oc. Also goodies to take home to friends; corkscrews, boxed wines, Cognacs and, of course, our local Pineau des Charentes..It is close to the Saint Savinien Hotel

Supermarket; - Intermarché on the Saintes road

Market; - stalls in and around the market hall on Saturday mornings and some Thursday evenings in summer

Picnic on the Ile de la Grenouillette or across the river under the avenue of plane trees beside it -(Quai de Port)

Swimming Pool with two flumes, outdoors across the Charente bridge and left before the canal. There's crazy golf hard by.

There is a Bar in the square in front of the market hall outside which there are tables and chairs. It is pleasant to sit in the sunshine, sip a biere and watch the world pass by. p.s " a half of draught beer" is a "demi ( half pint ) de pression", which is 25 cl. This region of Aquitaine was English for about 100 years.