Tourism

N ature, sports, leisure, gastronomy, entertainment... All this, and more, are available in Charente... In the Charente-Maritime department, between the isle of Oléron and the Gironde estuary, La Palmyre-les Mathes is one of the most attractive resorts on the Atlantic coastline. La Palmyre offers a range of beaches suitable for a number of different activities. There are family beaches ideal for safe sea bathing and wind surfing. Below La Courbe lighthouse the beach on the undeveloped coast seems to stretch away for miles.     Don’t miss: - the zoo at La Palmyre with its 1,600 animals, - the race course at La Palmyre, one of the finest turf courses in France, - the Forest of La Courbe, with its 8,000 hectares of maritime pine and holm oak, - the lighthouse museum at La Courbe, - ‘Océan et Nature’ excursions The beaches   The forest   And much more...