The comic and cartoon festival of Angoulême!
Each year the capital of the Charente hosts Europe's premiere festival of Bande Dessinée and this weekend - January 28-31 - the town will be full to bursting as tens of thousands of bande dessinée enthusiasts make their way to the city for the 37th International Bande Dessinée festival. Around 1000 artists will participate in this year’s bande dessinée festival and organisers expect 200,000 visitors. It’s a lively event with a large number of exhibitions, concerts and theatre productions, and visitors will have the opportunity to meet artists from all over the world. There are also activities for children
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Les Bonnes Chauffes
What better way to warm yourself during the cold winter months than with a glass of fine cognac? During Les Bonnes Chauffes, winegrowers and distillers throughout the region throw open their doors to visitors for free distillery visits plus tastings of cognac and also of pineau, the local aperitif. A number of restaurants also get involved with menus based on local produce and of course cognac. Discover more at cognac tours
Whatever your French holiday the Poitou-Charentes has just the accommodation for you - stylish hotels & luxury châteaux to lovely B&Bs, gîtes, campsites and even boats!
One of the attractions of a French holiday is the fabulous food. And relaxing over a long lunch or dinner in an atmospheric restaurant or brasserie is not to be missed.
The Poitou-Charentes is a veritable Noah’s Ark - packed full of animal parks and zoos so you can get close to animals, birds & reptiles from all over the world.
Want to get sporty? The Poitou-Charentes is perfect. Quiet lanes for rambling & cycling, horse-riding by the sea, excellent golf courses, rivers for fishing plus water sports!
The Poitou-Charentes is famous for cognac but tuck into our other regional specialities including the delicious aperitif pineau, great wine and fabulously fresh seafood.
