Getting away from the beaches, St Palais offers a different face, more reserved but just as authentic.

Visit the  twelfth century roman church with its exhibitions.

Check out the quarters of town that were neighbouring villages in times past - the dwellings of farmers and winegrowers. Today they're highly prized locations in which to live for the locals: Courlay, Maine Bertrand, la Ganipote, la Palud, Puyravaud.

Here you'll get a feel for the side of St Palais more in tune with the lesser known, gentler and more discreet character of the Charentes.