These Roman baths about 5km away from La Croix Spa are the largest Roman Baths in Northern Europe, outside Rome itself.
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Historical Sites
La Croix Spa is a gite near historical sites – in a region of France with a formidable past.
La Croix Spa itself lies inside a 200 million year old meteorite crater and ancient drove roads dating back at least to 500 BC and stretching from Narbonne in the South of France to Saintes in the North West pass us just a kilometer away.
Discover the traces of Roman occupation and World War II resistance.
The Charente and Limousin share a deep and powerful past. Come and discover them during your holiday here.
There are plenty of sites of historical interest near La Croix Spa.
Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Telephone: +33 (0)5 45 89 35 87
Email: enquiries@lacroixspa.com.
Oradour Sur Glane – Martyred village
This is the martyred World War II village. On 10th June 1944 as the allies were advancing through northern France and more and more German units were being moved north, being fearful of a strong rear-guard action by the French resistance, the Waffen SS rounded up 642 men, women and children in this peaceful (non-resistance) town and brutally put them to death by fire and arms. Continue reading Oradour Sur Glane – Martyred village
Reconstructed Gallic Village
This is an outdoors fully reconstructed ancient Gallic Village aiming to recapture what one of these would have been like around 1st Century BC. There are farmers houses, aristocratic houses, a forum.
Guided tours are available in the afternoons 14:00 – 17:00 July and August and some weeks they have actors to bring a more realistic feel to the village.
Learn more about the history of ancient France.
Website: http://www.coriobona-village-gaulois.fr/
Grotte de Villars – Le Cluzeau
About an hour south of La Croix Spa on the road towards Brantome, at Le Cluzeau is the Grotte De villars – a charming prehistoric cave complex with paintings, stalactites and even claw-marks of prehistoric bears! Continue reading Grotte de Villars – Le Cluzeau
Brantome
“France’s Venice”, Brantome is a gorgeous canal-crossed town an hour’s drive south of us in the Dordogne. You can take a boat trip, see caves troglodites and have lunch in one of the many open air restaurants. A lovel day’s outing. Continue reading Brantome
Chateau La Rochefoucauld
The Chateau at Rochefoucauld. Rather easier to digest than the chateaux in the Loire, as it is smaller, well restored and furnished and is still lived-in by the family. Well worth a morning’s visit – kids (of all ages!) can dress up in mediaeval costume for their visit.
The town is also charming with good places to stop and eat.
World War II memorials around Chabanais
Chabanais World War II sites of interest
The National association of former combatants and Friends of the Resistance have collated and commemorated a number of sites around Chabanais that were significant to the struggle of the Maquis (The Resistance) against the occupying German forces in World War II.
Continue reading World War II memorials around ChabanaisMemorial to the French Resistance at Chasseneuil
This memorial was erected in the forests where the “Maquis” dug in against the Germans. 2,026 members of the resistance and French army are buried in the cemetrery here. There is a small museum on site as well. Open all year round.
Website: http://www.chasseneuil.fr/batiments_historiques.php
Feature Image Credit: Stéphane Charbeau, Photo-Charente.com
The Rochechouart Meteorite
Also known as the “Astrobleme Rochechouart-Chassenon”
The Rochechouart meteorite is one of the 15 largest to hit the earth
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