Gites Hibiscus in the
Charente department of
South West France
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La Maison Hibiscus and it's three new
gites are situated on the edge of the small village
of Villeret in the beautiful countryside of the
Charente department of South West France. |
Charente
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The Charente is in the Poitou-Charente region of
France and we are a six to seven hour drive on the
Autoroute from the port and tunnel at Calais,
slightly less from Boulogne and about four hours
from St Malo. Fields of vines, sunflowers and maize
surround the village and the region is renowned for
it’s temperate microclimate and is second only to
the Cote D’Azur for the highest number
of sunshine hours in France. |
South West France
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Located between the Atlantic coast and the estuary
of the mighty Gironde River in South-West France,
the Poitou-Charente region is most famous for the
production of Cognac named after the mediaeval city
where it was first produced in the South of the
Charente Department. |
Villeret
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The small village of Villeret sits in the tranquil
and gently undulating Charentaise countryside. |
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Airports |
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Poitiers |
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1 hours drive - served by Ryanair from
the UK and Air France from Europe |
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Limoges |
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90 minutes drive (or 6 hours by taxi,
train and car!!) served by Ryanair and
Flybe from the UK, Air France and
Airlinair from European destinations |
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La Rochelle |
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90 minutes drive - served by Ryanair,
Flybe and Easy jet from the UK and
Airlinair from Europe |
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Bordeaux |
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2 hours drive - large international
airport served by BA and Easyjet from
the UK and numerous international
airlines |
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Car Hire, Trains, Ferry Ports and more. |
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