Rochefort (20KM)

 Building for the rope making for the old sailing ships

'Pont Transbordeur' Great piece of engineering to cross the river avoiding the tall old sailing ships. 

Surgeres (13km)

 

Surgeres 

The closest small town to our gites, Ideal for a shopping and nice for strolling around in the center.

Spring time at the gites and Landrais

Its warming up, the sun is out, the migratory birds are back, the landscape has turned to a nice shade of green and the flowers and trees are starting to show there true colours and blossom. I love this time of the year in the Charente Maritime.   

 

Pressoir

 





The 2 bedroom Pressoir with amazing views over the countryside from the lounge/diner and the main bedroom.

Day of strikes in France

Yesterday was a national day of strikes, thousands took to the streets of the small town of Rochefort, Charente Maritime. Le president monsieur Sarkozy is raising the retirement age from 60 to 62yrs.