Cognac - is this the most attractive town in France?

Regular readers will know that one of my favourite blogs is written by an ex client of mine and is aptly called "Prunings from the vines".

Andy has recently posted some cracking photos of Cognac town centre, you can see them all by clicking this link. I have reproduced one of them above.

They capture the essence of the town well and don't forget that to be genuinely attractive you need more than just a pretty face.

It's not "twee" like Aubeterre, or a tourist hell like Rocamadour.  It's a bustling, working, town that hasn't forgotten its roots and it makes the most of its natural beauty.

Jarnac is prettier and Angouleme has a more imposing presence but to me Cognac is "ma ville" and seeing the pictures that Andy & Sarah took gave me a real sense of pride in living and working here.

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The Sunday Telegraph discovers Cognac....

There was a good article in the Telegraph on Sunday which you can read here.

The journalist, Adrian Woodford, obviously had a good time when he came here and our wonderful region of SW France made a lasting impression on him.   I really liked this bit:

Farther down rue d'Angoulême, Cognac pulls off the neat trick of becoming emptier as it becomes more beautiful. There is a fabulous half-timbered building guarding one end, sending several smaller streets splintering and scuttling down to the river. Whichever way you chose from here, the streets are lovely, a jumble of lanes that has barely changed since the 17th century.

He's right you know...the streets of Cognac are indeed lovely.  When you live here you tend to take things for granted and it was most refreshing to read about "my" town through someone elses eyes.

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