Holiday gites in Poitou-Charentes
Two lovely self catering cottages with a swimming pool in South West France
Art Tourism and Creative Workshops in Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes has been a popular region for artists and art lovers for many years because of its rich architectural and cultural heritage and profusion of striking scenes. If you are looking to do something art or creativity-based as part of your holiday, there are many options open to you here in the area. Whether it be painting, sculpting or photography, we hope we have found the people and places to inspire you to realise and express your talents!
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Good Restaurants around Vanzay
As you’d expect in France, there are many places in this area to eat and serving a variety of dishes, some of which are local specialties. The changing seasons dictate the vegetables and fruit available so that dishes are different throughout the year.
Here we review three restaurants where we’ve eaten and can really recommend the food and the establishment:
What’s on in Autumn in Poitou-Charentes?
The autumn equinox arrived on 21st September and for us in Vanzay, was celebrated with a warm sunny day. Of course, the days are shorter and the morning and evenings fresher, but the days remain, for now at least, clear blue skies and 23ºc in the shade. The pool remains open and even now in the first week of October and it’s a pretty sweltering 39ºc degrees in the sun on the terrace.
Art, activites and events in Poitou-Charentes in June
June brings a wealth of things to do in Poitou-Charentes catering for most interests, and being before the school holidays and French Grand Vacance, June is a wonderfully quiet period to enjoy the region.
A new view of La Ferme de l’Eglise
A pre-season family reunion brought together brothers and wives from Switzerland and England for four days in April, along with a radio controlled drone equipped with GoPro camera.
Holiday gites in Poitou-Charentes 
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