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Gites Near La Rochelle with private children's pool and lots of amenites in the area

The South West region of Poitou Charentes is claimed for being the second sunniest in France. Offered here you will find a wide range of leisure and sports activities and places of interest for the young at heart alike. It is an area full of history and culture and for those who enjoy their refreshments, there is a superb range of local dishes and wines have fun with. It is also a great place for a golfing holiday.

The Poitou-Charentes region in South-West France has been discovered by many families who will be looking for a gite holiday in poitou charentes within an easy days drive with the Channel ports and with good rail and air connections.

With both La Rochelle as well as the Ile-de-Re Charente Maritime is a very popular destination among both french and overseas visitors.

La Rochelle is a lovely coastal town just east of Ile de Ré and there are plenty of gites near la rochelle, as you move the Atlantic coast here includes some attractive (and also popular) islands such as Ile de Ré (and major town at St-Martin-de-Ré) and Ile d'Oleron.

The classified 'beautiful villages' of Ars-en-Ré and La Flotte-en-Ré are among the many villages on the island. Your little friend island of Ile d'Aix, the fortified island where Napoleon stayed, can be found just offshore.

Inland from La Rochelle the nearby towns at Marans and Surgeres in addition have some interesting features to understand more about.Continuing south along the coast in Charente-Maritime, visit Royan, a favorite seaside resort and 4* ville fleurie; the lovely resort and zoo at La Palmyre, just a little north from Royan; and also Meschers-sur-Gironde.

Inland somewhat are Rochefort, a 17th century grand new town around a crucial naval base; the 'most beautiful village' at Talmont-sur-Gironde; this town of Saintes; and the fortifications at Brouage.

The Charente River could be explored, as it passes through miles of rolling countryside between Angouleme and Rochefort, and it is popular with visitors wanting to start to see the landscapes of the region. For the different water based experience head north on the marshy world of the Marais Poitevin around Marans within the north-east of Charente-Maritime.

To the north-east of Poitou-Charentes, the Deux-Sevres department is most beneficial known for the Marais-Poitevin, which falls partially in this department around Coulon.

(The Marais-Poitevin is really a large region of canals and marshes, best explored with a boat hired from one with the towns here).

The town of Melle is really a lively town best known due to its ensemble of churches.Moving north through the department visit the medieval centre of Parthenay and the town of Thouars, to the south-east of Saumur.