Can anyone suggest a nice stop off town on the way to Biarritz please?

[Radi0]

For one or two nights, a pretty town or village or somewhere with a lake or river or something. I have no idea where to start so would love any ideas!

We are driving.

Which ch port are you driving from?

Oh sorry, Dieppe!

We stayed in Cognac last year on the way to the Pyrenees' very pretty place, a little bit off the A10 but we turned of the autoroute 20 or so km before we had too and rejoined 30 or 40k further down, stopping off in a lovely boulangerie for food for a picnic later on in the day - broke the boredom of the m/way.

Thank you that looks perfect actually!

In the Loire valley, Chinon, Saumur and Langeais are lovely.

Thanks so much for these recommendations! Just looked at the places in the Loire valley, beautiful! I think we will do cognac one way then Saumur on the way back .