La Ferme du Ciel

This hike starts in Laruscade. The route crosses the Ruisseau du Mauvais Riou and partly runs along the Ruisseau du Bois Noir. This route passes through the Champs de Vincent and Meynard Sud, among other places, before returning to the starting point. Other points of interest can be found around this route, including the Lac de Laruscade.

This itinerary takes you to the heart of the "Gabaye" country, a land of customs with a language coming from the people of Saintonge who came to repopulate these lands after the Hundred Years War and the great black plague. There remains today an agricultural tradition based on breeding and vines. The varied landscapes combine the vineyards of the Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg and Côtes de Blaye appellations with vast meadows populated by calves or sheep. Further afield, large plots of land are...

La Boucle de Cubnezais reveals to the curious and attentive walker the richness of a landscape delicately shaped by nature and man. You may have the chance, while being discreet and observant, to see or hear them during your walk. The vineyard which is the other component of this territory produces a wine marketed under the appellation Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux. The clay-limestone and clayey-gravelly hillsides of the Saint Savin territory, rub shoulders with the silicoclayey plateaux. This plot...

The loop of the Haros, named after a stream that flows into the Saye. Attached to the neighbouring commune of Saint-Savin with the French Revolution, Saint-Yzan gained its autonomy at the end of the 19th century by taking advantage of the arrival of the railway, which allowed significant development. To the west of the village, in the immediate vicinity of the town hall and the college, you will discover the small church built in the 12th century which testifies to the seniority of the...

The loop of the Colinet, which connects the communes of Cézac and Cavignac, is named after a small stream that crosses the territory from one side to the other. The Colinet flows slowly through a small shady valley which provides walkers with a restful resting place in the middle of summer. Other brooks peacefully cross the territory, near which you will discover a landscape which is broken up by small touches of meadows and small woods which make up a landscape marked by a great...