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Departments in Poitou-Charentes : Charente [ 16 ], Charente-Maritime [ 17 ], Deux-Sèvres [ 79 ], Vienne [ 86 ]

Capital City Poitou-Charentes : Poitiers


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Campsites & Caravanning

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide  -  Poitou Charente

  Campings Charente Maritime   -   Cote de Beauté

Holiday Rentals / Cottages / Self catering


Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays throughout France.

  Soleara   -   Cottages in France   
Charente and Charente-Maritime.



Hotels in Poitou

  Hotels Poitou Charentes  
Hotels in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Poitiers, Saintes, La Rochelle, Lagord, Cognac, Rivedoux-Plage, Royan, Périgny, La Couarde-sur-Mer, Puilboreau, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, and more



 
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National Parks / Regional Parks

  Parc Marais-Poitevin   -   - The Poitevin Interregional Park
The Marais Poitevin is famous for its scenery and unique history. Its natural resources are remarkable. The preservation is a future challenge.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators



  Into France  -  Holiday in France

Travel Guides Poitou / Related books

Travel Guides Poitou  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Poitou - Charentes - Vendée - 2067147161
Floriane Charron (Editor)
Paperback: 200 pages; Publisher: Travel House Media Gmbh (Mar 2010); Language French; ISBN-10: 2067147161; ISBN-13: 978-2067147164.

  Poitou-Charentes (Michelin Regional Maps) - 2067135295
Map: 1 pages; Publisher: Michelin Maps; Map edition (1 Mar 2008); ISBN-10: 2067135295; ISBN-13: 978-2067135291. 

Transport / How do I travel to Poitou

  Airport Poitiers   -   Aéroport de Poitiers-Biard
Poitiers-Biard airport lies just near Poitiers centre, on the west side of the town. You can reach it as easily from North as from South by the motorway, exiting in Poitiers.

  

 
Book cheap flights to France at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights   -   price comparison possible

Poitiers railway station is on the TGV Atlantique line between Paris and Bordeaux.

   -   Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

   -   fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

   -   Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.


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  Region Poitou

  Poitiers [ Vienne ]   -   Capital City Poitou   -   Marie Poitiers
  Poitiers   -   Communauté d'Agglomération de Poitiers

  Charente [ 16 ]   -   Paradise made of sun, sea and beaches
  Charente-Maritime [ 17 ]   -   Earth and Sea
Les 9 pays du 17: La Haute-Saintonge, Le Royannais, La Saintonge Romane, Marennes-Oléron, Le Rochefortais, Les Vals-de-Saintonge, L'Aunis, Le Rochelais, l'Ile de Ré
  Deux-Sevres en Poitou [ 79 ]   -   Bocage, Gatine, Marais Poitevin
Niort et le Marais Poitevin, Pays de Gatine, Pays du Haut Val de Sevre, Pays du Bocage Bressuirais, Pays Mellois, Pays Thouarsais
  Vienne [ 86 ]   -   Tourism Vienne
Named after the Vienne river.

  Bressuire   -   Ville de Bressuire   -   capital city Pays du bocage Bressuirais
Bressuire dates back to Celtic times.
  Coulonges s/L'Autise
  Melle
  Niort Tourisme   -   Deux Sevres
  Parthenay
  Rochefort
  Royan  -  at the sea
  Thouars

25 largest cities / villages in the Region Poitou
Poitiers, La Rochelle, Niort, Angoulême, Châtellerault, Rochefort, Saintes, Cognac, Bressuire, Royan, Thouars, Parthenay, Soyaux, Buxerolles, Aytré, Loudun, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Mauléon, Ruelle-sur-Touvre, Chauvigny, Saint-Benoît, Montmorillon, La Couronne, Tonnay-Charente, Saint-Maixent-l'École

  Bernezac   -   French Atlantic Coast
La Rochelle, L'île de Ré, Rochefort, Fouras, L'île d'Aix, Brouage, L'île Madame, L'île d'Oléron, Marennes, La Tremblade, Mornac-sur-Seudre, Saintes, La Palmyre, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Vaux-sur-Mer, Royan, Saint -Georges-de-Didonne, Meschers, Talmont, Mortagne-sur-Gironde, Blaye
  Estuary of Gironde
  Eiland Aix
  Eiland Ré
  La Rochelle [ island ]
  Oléron [ island ]

  Futuroscope 
Enjoy gut-tightening thrills with the family or in a group on over 20 attractions that combine all the technologies used to help you enjoy the image you see: 3D cinema, simulators, surround screens and 180º screens, water screens, and more. And don't forget the interactive games, shows, events and exclusive exhibitions.
  Labyrinthus  
  Baptistère Saint-Jean (4th century) – the second oldest church in France
  Palace of Poitiers – the seat of the Dukes of Aquitaine
  Église Notre-Dame-la-Grande – oldest romanesque architecture church in Europe
  Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Poitiers's cathedral (12th century)
  Musée Sainte-Croix, the largest museum in Poitiers
  Église Sainte-Radegonde-de-Poitiers
  Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand (11th century)
  Hypogée des Dunes (underground chapel)
  Jardin des Plantes de Poitiers, a park and botanical garden
  Église de Montierneuf
  Parc du Futuroscope (European Park of the Moving Image, some 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Poitiers; theme is visual communication technology in ultramodern buildings)
  La Fanzinothèque
  Musée Sainte-Croix 

  University of Poitiers
The University was established in 1431 and during time welcomed thinkers like François Rabelais, René Descartes and Francis Bacon. It is the second oldest university in France.

Cuisine  -  Poitou-Charentes Food

Cognac and Pineau Charentais [ aperitif ],are two of the major agricultural products in Charentes.

Viticulture in the Charentes region of France dates back to Roman times. The first vineyards were planted in the Saintonge, and later spread southwards to the Aunis and Angoulême regions. The town of Cognac and the many ports along the Charente river became centres of the local wine trade.

  Comité National du Pineau des Charentes

History  of Poitou

  Histoire de Poitou-Charentes   -   Wikipedia

  History of Poitiers   -   Wikipedia [ French language ]

  Diana von Poitiers [ 1499 - 1566 ]   -   concubine of Henry II of France
  Museums in Poitiers   -   Musées de Poitiers
  Battle of Poitiers
In the battle at Tours and Poitiers in 732 the Frank ruler Karel Martell stopped the Moors to invade deeper into the middle of Europe.

The Battle of Poitiers 1356   -   David Green
A history of the devasting French defeat during the Hundred Years War by an English force outnumbered two-to-one, led by the Black Prince.
Paperback 112 pages (October 1, 2002);  Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd.;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0752425579.

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Culture Poitou-Charentes [ French language ]

  Culture Poitiers [ French language ]

  Stade Poitevin in Poitiers   -   Poitiers Volley

  Le festival biennal du Nombril à Pougne-Hérisson (Deux-Sèvres),


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