Holidays in Poitou Charentes
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Welcome to Poitou Charentes Holidays & Leisure
Whether you're lucky enough to live in the Poitou Charentes region or you're simply holidaying in the area, you'll never be short of something to do. Whether visiting the beaches of Charente Maritime, fishing in the rivers of the Vienne, looking into the future at Futuroscope or visiting the historic city of Angouleme FrenchEntrée-Poitou Charentes aims to be your guide to the region. We've tourist sites to visit, walks in the countryside, drives, sport, painting and lots more!FrenchEntrée-Poitou Charentes covering Leisure & Tourism in Charente Maritime, Deux Sevres, Vienne & the Charente.Ryanair pulls out of Angoulême
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Major Festivals in Poitou Charentes
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Whether your taste is for motor racing or sailing, music or hot air ballooning, the annual festivals on offer in Poitou-Charentes take some beating. The majority take place during June, July and August, but if you know where to look, there is something every month of the year.
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Regional Tourist Offices in Poitou Charentes
The regional and departmental tourist offices of Poitou Charentes have a wealth of brochures and leaflets about holidaying in the region, many of them in English. Email or visit their websites.
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Travelling to Poitou-Charentes from the UK?
Comprehensive guide to travelling by air, road and train
The 4 regions of Poitou-Charentes, with a climate similar to the Mediterranean, are popular destinations for both holidaymakers and people searching for a permanent home. Whether your journey is by aeroplane, by car via the Channel Tunnel or ferry crossing, or train, Beryl Brennan takes a look at the choices open to you. more...
Llama trekking in sunny Poitou-Charentes
If you are looking for something different in an area of France where life is steeped with traditions and the pace of life is gentle, look no further. It is for these reasons that Brian and Margaret Venables opened the first and only llama trekking in Brossac, Poitou Charentes.
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Futuroscope - something for all the family
Futuroscope needs no introduction, most people have heard of it. The parc is based in the Vienne, near Poitiers and is well worth the drive, especially for children, and big kids too..........
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What to see and do in the Charente -Maritime
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The department offers traditional beach holidays, a prehistoric visitor attraction, nature sites, history, boats, a fine aquarium and zoo, plus good shopping, eating and drinking says Michael Streeter.......
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Cycle the Vallee du Thouet for a week
Get on your bike and follow the Thouet Trail If you are a keen cyclist but don't want to tackle the mountains, then why not cycle through the beautiful undulating countryside of Deux-Sevres. There's a new route specifically designed for cyclists, with special tracks, holiday accommodation sites en route, and over 400 signs clearly marking the way. more...Want to Learn to Speak French?
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Tourist Information Offices in Charente
This is a detailed listing of the tourist information offices across the Charente and includes email addresses and websites, where available. A lot of tourist offices have friendly staff who do speak some English. more...Tourist Information offices in Charente Maritime
Charente Maritime with its long coast, river estuaries and off-shore islands not surprisingly has a large number of tourist information offices. Email addresses have been included where available, otherwise email direct from their websites, many of which have an English section, and you'll find them really helpful.
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Tourist Information offices in Deux-Sevres
Want to find out where to go, what to do, how to get there? Then contact your local tourist information office. Here we list all the main tourist information offices in Deux-Sèvres.
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Tourist Information Offices in Vienne
Find your nearest Office de Tourisme in Vienne Wanting to know more about Vienne? Here's a list of the main tourist offices who will be only too pleased to introduce you to the attractions of the department. There are plenty of brochures in English, as well as English-speaking staff. more...Motorsport in France is big, really big!
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La Résistance en Charente
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The work, commitment and passion of the French Resistance is legendary and living in the Charente seems to make those bygone days seem more real, especially as there ...
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About the Charente
The Charente is one of four départements making up the Poitou-Charente region, together with Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. Situated in the south of the region, just one département away ...
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Towns & villages of Deux-Sevres (Poitou-Charentes)
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Three official categorisations of towns and villages are well represented in Deux-Sevres."Les plus beaux villages de France" (the most beautiful villages of France), "Les Petites Cités de Caractère" (towns of character), and "Les Villes et Pays d’Art et d’Histoire" (towns of art and history)....
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Fancy a picnic on the beach?
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Deux-Sèvres may well be a land-locked department, but that does not mean that there is not a place to build sandcastles or a beach from which parents can watch the kids swim in supervised stretches of water. All this and more is available, if not in the town or village where you are, then within a few miles at a local Plan d'Eau. Check out where the nearest one to you is, and what facilities are available.
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Cycling in the Charente
Take to the open road
From the north of the Charente to the edge of the Périgord there are over 1,000 km of mainly off-road cycle routes offering you a variety of terrains to explore. ...
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Find one of the Charente's most beautiful villages
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All over the Charente there are hundreds of beautiful villages built in the traditional Charentaise style, centred around a ancient church and village green. Each village has its own character and history ...
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Poitou-Charentes Wildlife
By Chris Luck
I hope that this glimpse into the Wildlife of Poitou-Charentes will encourage readers to wander a little from the beaten track and enjoy some of the living treasures that the ...
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Spend a day in Angoulême
But will you fit everything in?
As the capital of the Charente it is natural you would have Angoulême on your list of ‘must see’ places on your trip here. So let’s look at the different places to visit ...
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Attractions in Poitou Charentes
There are lots of things to see and do just outside the region in Poitou Charentes. Here are a few of the major attractions you'll find in the region, read on for a selection of our favourites...
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The Vélo-Rail Experience
Cycling with a difference!
If you want more entertainment than exercise then we’ve found the perfect thing for you to try! It’s called the Vélo-Rail (bicycle-rail) which can be found on an ancient railway ...
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