Guests of Villa Les Ensemberts can play tennis for a modest fee at hotel complex Les Grenettes, some 100m from the villa.

For horse-riding the best place is: Moulin Moreau.

Once you have settled down do not miss the following sights:

• The bird sanctuary
• The salt marshes
• The historical museum

For concerts, films, cultural life on the island visit: La Maline.

ILE DE RÉ:

• Le Richelieu at La Flotte
• L'Écailler at La Flotte
• La Baleine bleue at Saint-Martin
• Le Chat Botté at Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
• L’Océan at Le-Bois-Plage
• L’Atalante at Sainte-Marie
• Restaurant Plaisir at Bois-Plage
• La Salicorne at La Couarde sur Mer
• Le Chasse-Marée at Les Portes en Ré
• Le Serghi at Saint Martin
• Le Balaou at Bois-Plage
• Chai nous comme chai vous at La Flotte
• Le grand large at Rivedoux

LA ROCHELLE:

• Coutanceau