Spring summer

Canoe hire

Canoes can be hired in the town centre for a day/ half day or by the hour. the Charente is clean and unpoluted and has a very light current so this can be a pleasant way to spend the day.         JARNAC CANOE-KAYAK Quai de l'ile Madame tél. : 05.45.81.32.01

Golf

Ideally situated between Cognac and Jarnac, in the village of "La Maurie", Cognac Golf Club is a true paradise set in open country side. A wonderful 18 hole "par 72" in the middle of the vineyards overlooking the river Charente, it is equipped with a restaurant in a hundred year old farm house with a terrace which gives a beautiful view of the end of the course.

La Maurie - 16100 Saint-Brice
tél. : +33 (0) 545 32 18 17 fax : +33 (0) 545 35 10 76
www.golfducognac.asso.fr

Boat trips

There are several different boat trips on the Charente, in Jarnac itself we have the Chabot a boat trip along the waterways around Jarnac, with a commentary about the history of Jarnac.                  LE CHABOT - M. ARIEL PELLUCHON 
05.45.82.09.35 ou 06.76.97.22.11

There is also a boat trip on a replica of the old heavy gabares (flat bottomed boats).

These used to be loaded with stones from Saint Même les Carrières or weapons made in Ruelle or eaux-de-vie from Cognac, used to go down the Charente river to the sea from where they returned loaded with salt from Brouage or the Ile de Ré.

Trips are available from May-Sept along the Charente and are approximately 1hr 45 minutes.

Fishing

The Charente is very clean and unpolluted and has many different types of fish waiting to be caught. The local record being 42kg for carp and 60kg for catfish.

Anyone can fish but a fishing permit is required which can be bought for per day, week, month or the year. 

Cognac visits

There are three well known Cognac manufacturers in Jarnac, Courvoisier, Hine and Braastad.

Each can be visited, and offer multi-lingual tours with the oppurtunity to taste some of the delights produced and purchase souvenirs.

Ten minutes further afield from Jarnac, is Cognac, which is home to Hennessey, Remy Martin, Martell and Otard amongst others, which equally have their own tours.

All Cognac houses are open all year round but some are only by appointment in the low season.

Wine tasting-Coming soon

Blues passion 

A yearly Blues music festival held in Cognac and Jarnac at the begining of August.  www.bluespassions.com

Fetes de la musique-Coming soon