The Gites

Gites Cognac - Cognac Gites
Self-catering holiday accommodation Cognac, France

Le Moulin de Chazotte

Gites de France

Website links

The weather in Cognac at the moment

LOCAL TOWNS TO VISIT:
Most of the local towns have their own websites. Here are a few of them:
Cognac: www.cognacnet.com and www.ville-cognac.fr
St. Jean d'Angely: www.angely.net
Royan: www.ot-royan.fr
La Rochelle: www.ville-larochelle.fr
Oradour: www.oradour.info


AN ACTIVE FAMILY CONNECTION:
www.mountainbug.com

Mountainbug - THE Pyrénéen adventure holiday company. Whether it's skiing, walking, cycling, ski-touring, snow-shoeing or multi-activities...Mountainbug do the lot. If you like mountains, then this is going to be heaven on earth for you. Not only do you get stunning scenery but also spacious and comfortable accommodation, expertly prepared, gourmet meals and the benefit of the specialist skills of your hosts, Emma and Rob. This young couple are both fully qualified European Mountain Leaders who live full-time at the heart of the mountains they love.

Our daughter Emma beside a picnic cairn high up in the Pyrénées

RESTAURANTS:
There are seemingly endless excellent restaurants in the area including some roadside "Routiers" which offer exceptional value for money:

www.dduveron.fr Le Chateau de Mesnac. Our neighbour with a superb restaurant offering delicious local cuisine, together with it's own Pineau and Cognac. All set in a lovely old rural Chateau which sits alongside the river Chazotte.

www.moulin-baine.com A highly acclaimed restaurant in a stunning position,situated literally on the river Charente.


THE COGNAC PRODUCERS:
Apart from the well-known leading brand names, there are hundreds of smaller local producers of Cognac and Pineau throughout the area.
To give you a flavour...here are some links to a few of the Cognac producers:
www.hennessy-cognac.com
www.otard.com
www.remy.com


HOUSE HUNTING IN THE CHARENTE:
The Poitou-Charentes department has a vast range of properties for sale either as a second home or for those wishing to live here full time.

Welcome to the Charente
Charente Immobilier is a registered French estate agency based in the heart of the riverside town of Jarnac and covering the Charente river from Angoulême to Saintes.
www.charente-immobilier.com


L'Affaire Française
French Property Agents
www.frenchpropertyagents.com
Contact: Roger Windsor

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CHARENTAIS MILLS TO VISIT:
There are many, many windmills and watermills in the Poitou-Charentes region. Here are a few that have their own websites:-

www.walnut-oil.com
Le Moulin de la Forge - A working walnut mill at Rancogne.
www.moulin-de-fleurac.com
Le Moulin de Fleurac - A working traditional paper-mill.
www.moulinduverger.com
Le Moulin du Verger - Another working papermill at Puymoyen.


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OTHER INTERESTING LINKS:
www.aquarium-larochelle.com An interesting aquarium at La Rochelle. Website also in English.



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