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Our pretty family home in Charente-Maritime

Translated from Français

House • Ozillac France

    5 Guests   
    4 Bedrooms   
    4 Beds   
    2 Bathrooms   
    4 Car spaces  
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  

Statistics

Listed  March 2019
Views  4445

General Overview

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Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Oven
Oven
Coffee machine
Coffee machine
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
TV
TV
WiFi
WiFi
Bathtub
Bathtub
First aid kit
First aid kit
Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Fireplace
Fireplace
BBQ
BBQ
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Bikes
Bikes

Travel Styles

    Budget
    Family
    Romantic
    Relaxing
    Village
    Hiking

House Rules

    Unsuitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

We are in the middle of the countryside, landscapes of vineyards, crops, forest and architecture of the Romanesque Haute Saintonge. 5 minutes from Jonzac where you will find all the facilities. It is a very pleasant spa town. Open all year round, the fun water park and spa Les Antilles de Jonzac is 5 minutes away. I have listed below the centers of interest and activities from the closest to the house up to 1h15 by car at the farthest. Jonzac is a very pleasant spa town crossed by the Seugne, feudal castle, a cloister and a stone bridge, some streets and medieval houses a little secret nice to explore and discover with children. And even a stretch of Roman road (which led to Saintes) very secret in the middle of the forest, it's very nice to walk on these ancient cobblestones, we also have a Gallo-Roman villa being excavated that we can visit in the summer. Every Wednesday evening in summer a very nice night market. In the summer there is really a lot of entertainment and activities, it's rural but lively. Fun water park and spa Les Antilles de Jonzac and Les Thermes, Le Parc des Labyrinthes Mysterra in Montendre. Most of the sites of the community of communes are open all year round, here they are: a great Leisure Center (tree climbing, supervised swimming, climbing wall, inflatable structures), the Château de Jonzac, the water mill on the Seugne which produces walnut oil, the Cluzelet windmill which produces flour (many mills on the hills in the surrounding area restored or not), the Maison de la Forêt in Montlieu La Garde and the Maison de la Vigne et des Saveurs in Archiac are to be seen and often offer activities during school holidays, I often go there with my children. We even have prehistory with a beautiful Dolmen in Montguyon. Our community of communes has managed to preserve the open-air swimming pools of our childhood. in Vibrac, Réaux and Archiac for example you swim in the middle of the Sunflower fields... it's not bad... and not expensive at all. The medieval town of Pons is very nice, the Keep will be open to visitors, Medieval Pilgrims' Hospital (Unesco World Heritage and yes). And you have to go with the children to the Château des Enigmes: a life-size treasure hunt in a magnificent setting for adults! It is the land of Romanesque churches and Romanesque art, there are many Romanesque walking circuits (the Church of Moings for example and those of Fontaines d'Ozillac famous for their unique and preserved frescoes) to go from village to village to discover these churches throughout the Haute Saintonge, it is very easy to get the cards (I have collected them all but not yet made all of them!). These Romanesque tours can take you through the villages between Angoulême and as far as Saintes (Jonzac is in the middle). Saintes, crossed by the Charente, is very pleasant, the Church of St Eutrope and the Cathedral of St Pierre. And especially the Abbaye Aux Dames and its magnificent musical carousel. These must-see sites will be open. Saintes also has many Gallo Roman remains, a very well preserved amphitheatre, triumphal arch and an archaeological museum. The Gironde Estuary which you can reach in 30 minutes is one of my favorite places to walk, many villages and their small ports, Talmont sur Gironde, fortified city, is magnificent, you must also see Mortagne Sur Gironde, the Nature Pole of Vitrezay: great for children to discover the fauna and flora of the Marais de l'Estuaire a unique landscape. I also mention the Gallo-Roman site of Fa with workshops for children in the summer, it is an archaeological site being excavated. Every autumn there is an event that I don't miss: the Sentiers des Arts, artists create ephemeral works of Land Art: the opportunity for hikes again. You should also see the Blue Fountains of the Château de Beaulon in Saint Dizant du Gua. Going up the Estuary, I stop in Meschers sur Gironde and its cliffs with trogloditic habitats (very fun visits) and its very pleasant small beaches. Regarding geocaching, there are many caches around Jonzac (c geo application) and a specific free application specific to Nouvelle Aquitaine: Terra Aventura. The South Charente: Walk through the vineyards between Archiac and Cognac, the landscapes and the sparse estates are magnificent. The city of Cognac is not far either and if you are interested you can visit a great Cognac house such as Hennessy and the Royal Château of Cognac, you must couple this visit with the visit of a distiller between Jonzac and Cognac... well that's my job, so I'm not going to get too much publicity ;).. we are a network of winegrowers who participate in the Mardis du Cognac in the summer and offer wine tourism activities such as storytelling night walks... winter, winegrower's breakfasts and much more... Notice to amateurs. In the south of Charente, just an hour away, the small village of Aubeterre sur Dronne is to be seen for its monolithic underground church, it is very old, a passage for pilgrims to St Jacques: I have never seen that anywhere else, it is very surprising and unique. Finally I would recommend a day in Bordeaux if you don't know the city too well, you can be there in an hour by car or train, I recommend the train from Jonzac, the train station is 10 minutes from the house, you can leave the car there, and then you can travel very well by Tram in Bordeaux, otherwise there is a large car park when arriving in Bordeaux where you can then go by tram: La Cité du Vin, the exhibitions of the Musée d'Aquitaine, Cap Sciences. The architecture of the city is also a destination in itself. If you want to move, major tourist sites throughout the south-west of France are very easily accessible: 1 hour from Bordeaux, 1 hour 20 minutes from La Rochelle, 1 hour 30 minutes from Ile d'Oléron and Ile de Ré. 1 hour from Royan, La Palmyre zoo. 35 minutes from Cognac and Jarnac, visits to the cellars in Cognac, walks on the Charente. Saintes and the Paleosite (prehistory in Sainte Césaire) 1 hour, 2 hours from the Futuroscope in Poitiers. But, especially if you are a city dweller, you will not necessarily want to move because I think you will appreciate the calm and the wide open spaces!

Nearest airport

Bordeaux Mérignac airport at 90 km (1h15)

Getting Around

The town of Jonzac where you will find all amenities is 4 km away, 5 minutes by car. We are an hour from Bordeaux airport via the N10 or A10. An hour from Bordeaux by car or direct train via Jonzac station. We are in the countryside, we need a car to get around

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Sylvie

We are Sylvie and Hugues, in their forties, accompanied by our children (born 2002, 2005, 2011). Today, we mostly travel with three people. We take our summer holidays in August and are open to all destinations accessible by car or plane from Bordeaux. Search, reciprocal exchange or globe exchange. See you soon! Accustomed to exchanges, we are interested in reciprocal exchanges, simultaneous or not, and in the exchange of "globes". All destinations in France and Europe interest us, capitals and countryside, sea and mountains. For abroad, we prefer for the moment the neighboring countries or in Europe the possible departures from Bordeaux airport, but why not go further! Winegrowers and distillers in Charente Maritime, we like to introduce our beautiful Haute Saintonge and exchange our main house or our gîte. (we have two sheets). For us, home exchange is trust and simplicity: I would like to point out that we do not want financial supplements to intervene in our exchanges (cleaning, laundry, electricity for example) and this in both directions. We believe that everyone will take care of our home as if it were their own. We will leave your home leaving it in the condition we found it and we know that our guests will do the same, trust is the basis of the exchange! See you soon!
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