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What you might get up to while staying at Benèze
Charente Maritime tourist site a bit confusing but there is a lot of information if you persevere
Cravans our village, get into French village life and local events.
Saintes and surroundings In French only, guide to the immediate region around Saintes
Rented the cottage now buy the Benèze tee-shirt
Experience Cognac good for information on the surrounding area and cognac houses
La Palmyre Zoo if you like zoo's you will love this one, a great day out.
Michelin Atlantic coast green guide English language guide to the larger region of the Atlantic coastal area
Travel links
EasyJet to Bordeaux and La Rochelle from various UK airports
Ryanair Mr O'Leary's favorites airline flies to Bordeaux, La Rochelle and Limoges (watch out for hidden charges).
European rail travel Seat 61 great rail travel site. Check out London to Bordeaux via Lille. Stop at Angouleme for connection to Saintes
Road conditions in France The sneaky bison (Bison Futé) - French Ministry of Transport site shows incidents on main trunk roads
La Rochelle Airport Flights to Scotland, England (7 destinations), Ireland (Cork and Dublin), Porto, Oslo and Brussels.
Bordeaux Airport Low cost flights UK (5 destinations), Italy, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway and Sweden.
Eat, Drink and be merry some of our favourite local suppliers
Le Cottage Restaurant - in Arces-sur-Gironde
Saveurs de L'Abbaye Restaurant Saintes
Delamain Cognac simply the best cognac
Chateau de Beaulon a very individual producer of fine cognac and pineau
Fromagerie Regis Moreau a must if you go to Saintes, St Pierre market on Wednesday or Saturday (no Wensleydale though)
Domaine Gardrat Our favourite local wine producer near Cozes, buy at the property or SuperU, Gemozac
Our favourites
Le Refuge bed and breakfast, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. If you are around Montreal and you want a few days in the countryside, skiing, walking, cycling or boating try staying here and enjoying what the region has to offer. We did and appreciated Robert's hospitality.
Moo business cards, stickers and much more. Use this web site to produce your own attractive and highly personal minicards as we did.