For information and reservations contact Annie and Jonathan Townsend,  Saugé, 86600 Sanxay, France
Telephone: 00 33 (0) 549 51 06 47    email: jonathan.townsend@orange.fr


Once at Saugé you may wish to do no more than relax, sit in the sun, read or stroll down to the village.  There are many places around Sanxay to visit and explore.

Within 5 minutes drive or a short walk
- the Gallo Roman amphitheatre, baths and temple
- the swimming pool, boating and riverside walks in the village
- Château de Marconnay (to visit or to eat)
- tennis at Mènigoute
- riding at Puyraveaux
- Château de Curzay (for a  special meal)

 

Less than 15 minutes drive
- golf at Les Forges
- Lusignan and its castle ruins
- the Mouton Village at Vasles
- the famous prehistoric site at Bougon

Less than 25 minutes drive
- the famous Romanesque churches and silvermine at Melle
- historic medieval towns of Poiters and Parthenay
- the market at St. Maixent l' école on Saturday morning

 About 45 minutes drive
- Futuroscope
- the Marais Poitevin (‘Green Venice’) – take bikes or a boat ride
- the Donjon and town of Niort,  capital of Deux-Sèvres
- the forest of Chizé and Zoodyssée wildlife park
- the Baudet de Poitou National Donkey Stud at Dampierre sur Boutonne

About 60 minutes drive
- The historic port of La Rochelle

For a good day trip
- the Ile de Re
- the Châteaux of the Loire
- the medieval fortress town of Chauvigny and UNESCO protected frescoes at the     Abbey of St. Savin-sur-Gartemp