Third tourist site in the department after the aquarium of La Rochelle and the zoo of La Palmyre in Ryan, perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the Gironde estuary, Talmont-sur-Gironde has kept today its original plan of bastide, built in 1284 by the King of England, Edward I of Aquitaine.
This citadel, "Ville Close" of the Middle Ages, houses some remains, the most visible and best preserved of which are those of the White Tower, a name given in memory of the "White Tower", the famous Tower of London.
Talmont welcomes many craftsmen, artists, painters, potters, stylists...
But Talmont's first attraction is the Sainte-Radegonde church, a magnificent Romanesque church built in the 12th century by the Benedictine monks of Saint-Jean d'Angely Abbey. This church, which dominates the Gironde estuary, has lost two nave spans due to erosion.
The restorations of the 20th century have changed its silhouette. Its cemetery, a marine par excellence, adjoins its surroundings. You can discover curious cenotaphs, a kind of monolithic headstone on feet, very fashionable in the 19th century.
Finally, the municipality offers a Museum of Talmont and Fishing Treasures that traces Talmont's history and in particular its fishing activity.
Talmont has earned a number of distinctions: “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France,” “Villages de Pierres & d’Eau,” “Villes & Villages Fleuris,” and “Terre Saine.”
Today, this village of 107 residents, eroded by the tides, is in danger of collapsing into the ocean…
Talmont-sur-Gironde Tourist Office
Rue de l'Eglise,
17120 Talmont-sur-Gironde
Tel: 05 46 90 16 25 25
https://talmont-sur-gironde.webnode.fr/
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