The Route Richard Coeur de Lion
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.
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Ancient Pressignac
On the crossroads of ancient trade routes north and south.
Feature Image: Tumulus de La Motte: A tumulus covering a 500 BC Chevalier’s burial, La Motte, Pressignac.
The area around Pressignac teems with ancient Gallo-Roman evidence. Pressignac itself has a Roman “stem” in its name, the “-ac” suffix having formerly been a Roman “-acum” – one of the most frequent formative components of Roman place names and crucially, indicates a personal association. So we have several options, it could derive from a Roman family name, perhaps Pressinius or Priscinus, or perhaps from the Latin word “Praesignis” means “Pre-eminent” or “Outstanding”. Could the proximity of Pressignac (Praesign-acum?) to Chassenon indicate either something like Officers’ quarters, or wealthy or powerful people? Literally: “The important peoples’ place?”There is lots to back up that it was an important location, for sure.
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A pretty “Very French” town to visit especially if you love art, or are visiting “Ile Aux Serpents” and want a place to go for lunch.
Pitlochry’s twin-town Confolens
Confolens – a pen-portrait
Literally meaning “the flowing together” of two rivers: Confolens – Twin-town Pitlochry, Scotland – is a latin name for the town sitting on the two rivers La Vienne and La Goire at the point that they flow together.
Forfar’s twin-town Chabanais
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Chabanais – a pen-portrait
Chabanais – Twin-town Forfar, Scotland, is a town in South West France in the Charente. Situated mid way between Angouleme and Limoges, Chabanais straddles the River Vienne: the only river to flow North, in France.
