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  • 1: Home
  • 4: Accommodation
    • 4.4: Hotels >
      • 4.4.3: La Rochelle
      • 4.4.4: Ile-de-Ré
      • 4.4.5: Ile d'Oléron
      • 4.4.6: Royan
      • 4.4.7: Futuroscope
      • 4.4.8: Angoulême
      • 4.4.9: Marais Poitevin
      • 4.4.10: Cognac
      • 4.4.11: Poitiers
    • 4.17: Self-catering >
      • 4.17.1: Ile-de-Ré
      • 4.17.2: Charente
      • 4.17.3: Charente-Maritime
      • 4.17.4: Vienne
      • 4.17.5: Deux-Sèvres
    • 4.33: Bed and Breakfast >
      • 4.33.1: Charente
      • 4.33.2: Vienne
      • 4.33.3: Charente-Maritime
      • 4.33.4: Deux-Sèvres
      • 4.33.5: Ile-de-Ré
      • 4.33.6: Marais Poitevin
      • 4.33.7: Saintes & St Jean d'Angély
    • 4.48: Châteaux
    • 4.49: Campsites
    • 4.51: Boats
    • 4.59: Map of B&Bs
  • 5: Eating out
    • 5.3: Restaurants >
      • 5.3.1: La Rochelle
      • 5.3.2: Île-de-Ré
      • 5.3.3: Poitiers
      • 5.3.4: Royan
      • 5.3.5: Angoulême
      • 5.3.6: Fouras
      • 5.3.7: Cognac
    • 5.16: Cafés and Bars >
      • 5.16.1: La Rochelle
      • 5.16.2: Île-de-Ré
      • 5.16.3: Poitiers
      • 5.16.4: Angoulême
      • 5.16.6: Royan
      • 5.16.7: Cognac
  • 6: Food & drink
    • 6.1: Cognac >
      • 6.1.4: Where cognac is made
      • 6.1.7: The history of cognac
      • 6.1.12: Cognac tours
      • 6.1.15: Map of cognac areas
    • 6.2: Wine
    • 6.3: Pineau
    • 6.4: Local delicacies
    • 6.5: Wine Producers
    • 6.10: Cognac Producers
    • 6.13: Pineau Producers
  • 7: Attractions
    • 7.1: Beaches >
      • 7.1.1: Inland beaches
      • 7.1.2: Cote Sauvage
      • 7.1.3: Fouras
      • 7.1.4: Saint Palais-sur-Mer
      • 7.1.5: Châtelaillon
    • 7.2: Towns & Villages >
      • 7.2.1: La Rochelle
      • 7.2.2: Royan
      • 7.2.3: Angoulême
      • 7.2.4: Poitiers
      • 7.2.6: Cognac
      • 7.2.7: Rochefort
      • 7.2.8: Montmorillon the book town
      • 7.2.11: Saint Jean d’Angély
    • 7.3: Marais Poitevin
    • 7.4: Île de Ré
    • 7.5: Île d'Oléron
    • 7.6: Animal parks >
      • 7.6.1: La Vallée des Singes
      • 7.6.2: Aquarium at La Rochelle
      • 7.6.4: La Palmyre zoo Royan
      • 7.6.7: Zoodyssée animal park
      • 7.6.12: Poitou donkey sanctuary
    • 7.7: Theme Parks >
      • 7.7.1: Futuroscope >
        • 7.7.1.1: What's new at Futuroscope in 2013
      • 7.7.2: Les Antilles Water Park at Jonzac
    • 7.8: Museums >
      • 7.8.3: Centre International de la Mer Rochefort
      • 7.8.4: Comic strip musuem
    • 7.18: Historic places >
      • 7.18.1: Saintes amphitheatre
      • 7.18.2: Cassinomagus Roman site
      • 7.18.3: Phare des Baleines lighthouse on Île-de-Ré
      • 7.18.5: Phare de Chassiron lighthouse on Île d'Oléron
    • 7.23: Gardens to visit
    • 7.24: Summer festivals
    • 7.63: Top 50 attractions
    • 7.67: Great Days Out
    • 7.68: Little Black Book of Addresses
    • 7.69: Ideas for rainy days
  • 8: Activities
    • 8.2: What's On
    • 8.3: Cycling
    • 8.4: Golf Courses
    • 8.5: Markets
    • 8.6: Family Friendly >
      • 8.6.1: Family Friendly beaches
      • 8.6.2: Family Friendly attractions
      • 8.6.3: Family Friendly activities
    • 8.20: Creative Holidays
    • 8.25: River boat trips
    • 8.30: Water sports
    • 8.33: Fishing >
      • 8.33.1: Pescalis nature reserve & fishing centre
    • 8.34: Getting married in the Poitou-Charentes, France
  • 11: How to get here
    • 11.1: Getting here
    • 11.2: Maps
    • 11.3: All about Charente
    • 11.5: All about Charente-Maritime
    • 11.6: All about Deux-Sèvres
    • 11.7: All about Vienne
  • 27: Property
    • 27.3: Your guide to buying in the Poitou-Charentes
    • 27.4: Where to buy in the Poitou-Charentes
    • 27.5: Compulsory surveys
    • 27.6: Managing your holiday home