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Located in the town center and close to the port, La Grande Conche stretches over 2,600 meters of fine sand. The supervised area, marked by colored flags, and totems to facilitate navigation, its amenities, and its calm waters make it an ideal beach for families. Nearby, the always lively seafront with its restaurants, ice cream parlors, cafes, and shops. Municipal decree 22-1388, prohibiting access to the town's beaches to animals, even on leashes, applies from April 1st to September 30th. Special signage is posted at each site indicating the mandatory health measures. Nudist activities are prohibited. From the structures in place to cleanliness (daily cleaning) and the quality of bathing water (regular sampling), Royan beaches receive great attention from municipal technical services and the Urban Community. Due to its urban setting and reasonable size, it's relatively easy to find your way around using the lifeguard station or a building as a landmark. Similarly, during the season, they set up information huts on both sides of the beach, tents (canvas beach huts) to provide tourists with some shade, totems to make it easier to find their way around, deckchairs/sun loungers, and a specially designed path (rigid plastic slabs that clip together). Rankings & Labels: Blue Flag Location Details: Footpath nearby. - Sandy beach - Cycle path/route within 500 m - Coastline - Public transport stop within 500 m On-site activities: Water sports - Beach / Swimming area -

The SAINT-PIERRE church dominates the village from its fortified bell tower. Original in many ways, the Romanesque building houses a holy water font made of a real shell. From the side, you reach the small garden of the chevet, well hidden. Stone sarcophagi (Merovingian or Carolingian depending on the source) bear witness to the archaeological excavations that the church has undergone. There are many stories in Mornac but that of the fire of August 2, 1943 marked the identity of the village. Indeed, the bell tower has not always had this appearance. It had the more traditional shape of a spire until lightning struck it. Many young students come to Mornac-sur-Seudre to participate in the clearing and the excavations that follow. Seduced by the local atmosphere, many of them stayed and opened the first craft workshops in the village, some of which are still present, such as pottery and leather.

Succeeding a Merovingian church whose remains were discovered in 1951 (as well as a cemetery dating from the 6th century), the foundation of the current church could date back to the 10th or 11th century. with a modernization in the 12th century, where it takes more or less its current appearance. The bell tower was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War and then rebuilt with the facade in the 15th century. A fire due to a violent storm affected the bell tower in 1943. The upper part was reinterpreted by the addition of square bays giving it a defensive character. The slate spire has not gone up. The Saint-Pierre church is a Romanesque building with certain archaic features. The facade, of great severity, dates from the 15th century. Almost devoid of ornamentation, it consists of a broken arched portal with prismatic moldings, confined by a Gothic niche (on the right) and surmounted by a narrow bay. The nave, formerly divided into 5 bays, now has only 4, separated by columns backed by pilasters. The whole was originally covered with ribbed vaults, destroyed in 1837, replaced by an arched vault and subsequently dismantled in turn. The nave is covered with an exposed framework. Large transept arches delimit the square of the transept, covered with a barlong dome on squinches. The crosspieces are covered with a pointed barrel vault, and are extended by apsidioles. Semi-circular arcades, supported by fine columns with capitals decorated with plant or geometric motifs, punctuate the walls of the apse, covered with an oven bottom where traces of frescoes dating from the 12th century are visible, although degraded. century. The walls of the nave, the transept and part of the choir retain traces (from the 17th century) of the funeral liter of a lord of Mornac. The exterior offers, on the north wall, the remains of a Romanesque portal (11th century). The bedside, typical of the Saintongeais Romanesque, is made up of 3 horizontal registers, delimited by cords. The last level is made up of an arcade formed of arched arcades carried by columns with capitals decorated with plant, animal or geometric motifs. The whole is surmounted by a cornice with modillions where animals and human or demonic faces are represented. Buttress columns topped with capitals decorated with interlacing and stylized plants punctuate the walls

The market hall on the Place des Halles, which was probably built in the 16th century, consists of three naves that are divided by pillars made of quarry stone masonry. The open hall is closed by an octagonal tiled roof, which was renewed in the 20th century.

There you can discover a unique blend of Romanesque architecture and medieval history. The church, which dates from the 11th or 12th century, has a characteristic tower and a severe 15th century facade. Don't miss the intriguing barlong dome of the transept and the remains of Merovingian sarcophagi near the choir.

La Grande Conche in Royan is a beautiful sandy beach which stretches for around 2 kilometers along the Atlantic coast. It is an ideal place to enjoy the sun, the sea and the landscape, but also to discover the history and culture of Royan and Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.

Beautiful architecture of some of the houses, the good cycle path along the promenade is much nicer. More information: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royan

Along the entire beach there are well-preserved, partly picturesque houses. Anyone who enjoys more lavish architecture will get their money's worth here👍