The Abbey of Ligugé was founded in 361 by Saint Martin and is considered the oldest abbey in the Western world still inhabited by monks. The abbey is also home to the Scofa, a soft honey-and-almond cake made according to a unique recipe and available to sample as a local speciality.
Anyone choosing Ligugé as a travel destination will want to rent a holiday apartment here.
Culture
The Chemin de Ligugé: Saint-Martin is designated as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and is also a 170-kilometre hiking trail from Candes-Saint-Martin to Ligugé. The GR 655 trail – Poitiers / Lusignan leads to Ligugé via a detour to the Abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé; this monastery is located in the immediate vicinity of Ligugé, where visitors can see an exhibition of enamel works created by the monks.
Guided tours of the centre of Ligugé cover the local cultural heritage from the Gallo-Roman period to the present day.
Activities
The Parc Aventure de la Vallée des Légendes at the Domaine de Givray in Ligugé offers nine high-ropes courses with nets, monkey bridges and zip lines. The educational nature trail at the Filature is also one of the activities in Ligugé.
The Ligugé Tourist Office provides maps and routes for Ligugé’s natural sites and hiking trails.
Nature
Les Iles du Pont is classified as an area of the Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Poitou-Charentes because of its granite boulder landscape. The site has a discovery trail with information panels on the geology, fauna and flora of the area.
Surroundings
Les Arts service Artothèque is a closed museum in the surroundings of Ligugé. The amphitheatre of Lemonum is an ancient site in the surroundings of Ligugé, and the Musée Sainte-Croix is a museum in the surroundings of Ligugé.
The Grotte de Passelourdin is a cave in the immediate vicinity of Ligugé. Gyrotour is a viewpoint in the wider regional area around Ligugé. Parc de Blossac is a park in the surroundings of Ligugé.
More destination pages: Saint-Clair, Les Trois-Moutiers, Ceaux-En-Loudun, Loudun, Coulonges, Champagné-Saint-Hilaire, Mauprévoir, Usseau.
