Number 4 Rue du Poteau is a typical Charentaise style house located in the Charente Maritime region.It is located at a 6 hour drive from the ferry at Roscoff or Cherbourg. The house is 12km form the sea on the west coast of France half way between La Rochelle and Bordeaux. It is in a rural setting in a small hamlet of houses close to the town of Cozes . It is located 16km from Royan which is a lovely seaside town that is very popular with tourists. Royan has a wonderful marina where you can hire jet skis, sailing boats or take a trip over to the left bank of the Gironde estuary to visit the famous Bordeaux wine vineyards of the Medoc. Each year in July you have a wonderful classical music festival with 3 large free open air concerts on the beach. It's called in Violon sur Sable. A quick internet search will give you all this years details.There is also an excellent zoo, golf course and a very good garden to visit. It has a fantastic market everyday where you can choose lovely cheese, wine, fish, meat and vegetables.
There are many lovely restaurants to choose from in our local village of Cozes or in the surrounding villages. You will find very helpful staff in the tourist office in Cozes. A favourite destination is Le Cottage in Vaux sur Mer and the seaside walled town of Talmond.
The 2 nearest airports are La Rochelle (1.25 hours away) and Bordeaux (1.5 hrs away)
The nearest shopping town is Cozes about 4 km from the house. This town has all the amenities you need such as shops, banks, pharmacy, swimming pool and markets on Wednesday and Saturday.