Villages de la Menounière et la Biroire

Discover La Menounière and La Biroire, small villages nestled behind the dune for protection from the wind, with traditional architecture.
La Menounière

Dates & opening times

Open all days from 01/01 to 31/12 (all years)

Descriptif

Just 3 km from La Cotinière, along the tourist route, lie La Menounière and La Biroire, authentic little hamlets on the edge of the ocean.

Most of the houses here are built of local stone, adding to the charm of the place. Sometimes an outside staircase without a stone banister leads up to the house. The shutters, sometimes green, sometimes blue, add a touch of freshness. A well could serve two or three houses.



At the entrance to La Menouniére, you'll particularly notice one of the facilities that dot the Oleron vineyards: the grape-harvesting dock, consisting of a concrete platform and a plan, used to group the grapes destined for the cooperative. The mechanization of harvesting has gradually rendered them useless.



Note the integration of these villages into the landscape punctuated by rows of vines. The vegetation here is almost Mediterranean, reflecting the mildness of the climate.

Tracking

Villages de la Menounière et la Biroire La Menounière17310, Saint-Pierre-d'OléronFrance

Itinerary

Characteristics

Utilities
Parking nearby
Services
Pets welcome
Languages
French
Animals welcome
Yes
Surroundings
Cycle track/route within 500 m
Town location
Village centre
In the historic centre
Waterside
Beach within 300 m
Additional features
Open air
Visits
Visit possible
Yes
Services for individual visits
Unguided individual tours available permanently
Themes
Historic patrimony
House
Well
Historic district
Town / Village

Charges

Gratuit