A guide to Poitou-Charentes....

For those of you who don't know France I live in a region called Poitou-Charentes.

Within this region are four "departments" and you'll find Cognac sits within the department called Charente (named after the beautiful river that meanders through it). It's number 16 on a map of France.

Now, I could either spend hours researching and posting a guide for you or I could point you in the direction of this great site http://www.guide2poitoucharentes.com/

On it you'll find a whole host of regional info including restaurants, accomodation, events and how to get here.

It's a wonderful part of France - friendly, authentic and picturesque.

If you like what you see and want to talk about owning a property here please feel free to get in touch. You'll find that I'm also friendly and authentic but sadly I can't promise anything on the picturesque front.

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Guide to markets in Poitou Charentes

Markets play such a huge part in life over here that it's worth looking at this handy guide to where & when you will find them in Poitou Charentes.

We were in Cognac last Saturday and strolling through the market place with friends they were astonished at the diversity of stalls....and then even more surprised when they found a "British" stall selling a range of stock including some incredibly expensive walnut whips (which we bought because we hadn't eaten them for 10 years or so - they're a lot smaller than I remember!).

I guess having a British stand over here is just the same as seeing a specialist French, Italian or Chinese deli in London but it does seem strange.

Now, if only they'd bring back bovril crisps and refreshers!

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