A very atmospheric town, with brandy blackened distillery walls.

 

All the well known name distillery tours (Martell, Hennessy, etc).  See the Distillery Tours tag.

 

Some shopping and restaurants.

 

Perpetually affluent with some of the nicest properties around.

 

Very pretty around the river.

 

Try Jarnac as well in the Champagne Cognac area - big open air swimming pool, swim in the Charente river or play in the park.

Cognac