Hotel du Chapeau Rouge Lusignan

The Hotel du Chapeau Rouge Lusignan proposes you its 7 rooms. Secured online booking.

At the heart of the land of Fairy Melusine, Hotel Chapeau Rouge is a former coaching inn dating back to 1643. The period fireplace, with a motto inscribed in Old French, welcomes you to a cosy and quaint setting in which you can enjoy refined dishes made solely with fresh produce. Our comfortable bedrooms all offer an authentic charm. Guests may also make the most of our terrace looking onto our private flower garden.
Lusignan is a town of history and legend, homeland of the Lords of Lusignan, who were at one time kings of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia. The village is buily on a rocky outcrop overlooking a meander of the Vonne valley. Lusignan castle is the largest fortified castle in France, legend has it that the castle was built by Fairy Melusine for her favourite sailor Raymondin. She is also said to have built many forts and medieval churches in the Poitou region. The remains of the castle today are restricted to a part of the keep, the base of the tower, a water tank, the beginnings of an underground tunnel and a stair tower in the wall. A land of history and legends and with a truly exceptional natural heritage, Melusin country is overflowing with unexpected treasures that visitors may stumble upon by surprise. Begin your visit at Sanxay and then go down the Vonne valley to Lusignan, passing through Curzay and Jazeneuil, or alternatively start from Lusignan and go up the valley to Sanxay.
Arrival : from 13:00   -   Departure : until 12:00

A10 motorway southbound, exit "Poitiers sud", then N11, direction "Niort - Saintes" (23 km).
A10 motorway northbound from Bordeaux, exit "Soudan", then N11 to Lusignan (18 km).