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About Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a great place to live in or visit!
We particularly love the area called the "Pays Royannais", which stretches along the Atlantic coast from the vast unspoilt beaches of the Côte Sauvage in the north, to the white cliffs of Meschers and the Gironde estuary in the south. But there are many other places of interest too; the towns of La Rochelle, Rochefort and Saintes being particularly well worth a visit.
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Warm,
sunny summers and mild winters. The amount of sunshine, 2600 hours a year, is comparable to that on the côte d'Azur!
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Annual hours of sunshine
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Beautiful scenery - unspoilt countryside and villages inland, fine examples of romanesque architecture, vineyards (for Pineau and Cognac), plus sandy beaches, pine forests and oyster beds on the coast.
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There are excellent sports facilities covering a wide range of activities; water sports, golf, tennis, horseriding, parascending...
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For those living in the UK or Ireland, getting here is straightforward. There are direct flights from various airports to La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Nantes or Poitiers.
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Except where noted, photos ©OMT-ROYAN-JPB Diathèque, used with kind permission of the Royan Tourist Board. Website design by Keith Hayton.
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