Cognac Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

The bowels of the distillery.

The bowels of the distillery., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  Hundreds of vats, 1000`s of gallons of cognac. Each of these vats hold about 37,000 litres of maturing cognac befor it is put into barrels. 

A visit to the Otard distillery in Cognac.

A visit to the Otard distillery in Cognac., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  Here we are arriving at the distillery, full of enthusiasm.Cognac looks a very dirty place, in fact it's mould! yup, it's a fungus that permeates everything including the barrels containing the cognac. The story goes that once upon a time the villagers scrubbed it all off... 

Touring the processing barns

Touring the processing barns, Cognac

 travelgourmet Says:  The smaller Cognac bottler is where to go to get a hands-on, up close, and personal look into the making of Cognac. If you walk or drive around the town of Cognac, you will find a small bottler. They are like Starbucks, one on every corner. Some even have rooms to rent out ,... 

Drink Cognac

Drink Cognac, Cognac

 famuturner Says:

Hennessy

Hennessy, Cognac

 famuturner Says:  View of Hennessy winery 

Taste the soul of Cognac

Taste the soul of Cognac, Cognac

 anders1975 Says:  This region is so full of hospitality and many of it's cognac houses offers tour and tastings of their finest.Personally I love visiting the ordinary farmer and see the production from start to end, but this requires an appointment ahead. However Remy Martin and Hennessy... 

Hotels  

Hotel Heritage

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Ibis Cognac

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Restaurants  

Le Coq d'Or: The best cognac selection in town

Le Coq d'Or: The best cognac selection in town, Cognac

 anders1975 Says:  This place has a great selection of cognacs and is a good introduction to the world of spirits.It is a two story building in the heart of the city of Cognac.It's a brasserie, but I've been frequently visiting this place only for sitting in the bar tasting different cognacs.... 

Domaine du Breuil restaurant: Great food with a view

Domaine du Breuil restaurant: Great food with a view, Cognac

 sue_stone Says:  This restaurant is located in the hotel we stayed at (see hotel review).We had a delicious 3 course meal here and a great bottle of Bordeaux.It wasn't cheap, but worth it.Restaurant has a terrace with views over the valley 

Local produce.

Local produce., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  There are restaurants all over cognac, remember that like the Spanish they like to close in the afternoon and re-open in the evening. The menus were varied and the predominant flavour was locally produced and fresh, the best of everything. I saw this amazing ham slicing... 

Transportation  

To...

To..., Cognac

 bugulma Says:  I went to Cognac by train from Bordeaux. There were only morning trains and evening trains. Maybe it is in summer time cause of hot weather. Besides I had to change trains in Saintes or in Angouleme. So, it is quite long trip although it was worth while. The ticket from... 

Shopping  

Cognac sales are everywhere.

Cognac sales are everywhere., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  At each of the Cognac Estates there is a gift shop conveniently located right a the end of the tour and you will be offered samples before you get there. At Remy Martin bottles of Cognac were priced at 50 euros right up to 1300 euros and there are plenty of other goodies to... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Don't visit too often!

Don't visit too often!, Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  Well here i am in the bowels of the Otard distillery and these great vats contain the famous cognac, over 34,000 litres each.If you think i look happy here you should have seen me after the testing at the end of the tour.This is the home of some of the worlds greatest... 

alcool ;-)

alcool ;-), Cognac

 lorgnierl Says:  ok, you visit the cave, you test a good , a very good cognac, and you have to take the road ...... take care !! 

What to Pack  

in Cognac : let s think !

in Cognac : let s think !, Cognac

 lorgnierl Says:

Off The Beaten Path  

A fantastic medieval town.

A fantastic medieval town., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  Just wander around, Cognac isn't very big but for some reason there aree a lot of houses for sale here, why? who wouldn't want to live here? And then there's the famous annual Cognac Blues Festival. 

fields

fields, Cognac

 lorgnierl Says:  have a trip in the fields, there are a lot of degustation possible 

Favorites  

A great start to any holiday.(2003)

A great start to any holiday.(2003), Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  Although Ebeon is wonderfully isolated and I would surprised to see another page besides mine on VT it isn`t too far from some really great places like Cognac. Don`t forget Ebeon is in the heart of the countryside. Sunflowers, melons, maize and of course grapes are grown all... 

Look up, look around.

Look up, look around., Cognac

 Steve-H Says:  This is a very old town, in the 10th century it was a modest little village until it started trading it's eaux-de-viw with the rest of the world.Take your time to look around, look up at the half-timbered houses, notice how small some of the doorways are, there is history... 

A Jewel in France

A Jewel in France, Cognac

 Elizabeth.H Says:  The thing I remember most about Cognac is the site: Camping de Cognac. Where can you go and have the Charente flowing past your front door? The river abounds with fish and many wild life species visit the river. We fed the ducks, fish and swans every day. The many woderful... 

Jardin Public

Jardin Public, Cognac

 bugulma Says:  Jardin Public is situated in the nothern part of the town, not far from its central part. It is nice place to walk around and to have a bit freshness in the hot days. There is open-air theatre in the park as well as the town museum and town hall. 

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 visit the city, very pleasant and cosy see this "lieutenanterie" 

 

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COGNAC

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 I was in cognac with a day trip to wal aroud the city as well as to see castles related with cognac producing story. Besides Lionel told I can get interesting excursions to see how cognac is producing... 

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Cognac

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Cognac. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 17 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

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Water of Life

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 I love cognac. Not brandy, but cognac from Cognac. 

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Historic Cognac

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 I had visited cognac a few years ago but I was in the region again, plodding around on my old Triumph, the sun was shining and I wanted to go somewhere nice, Cognac was the answer. The old part of the... 

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