Le Charme

Our holiday villa has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a private heated, alarmed, saline pool and benefits from air-conditioning. On a private holiday domain tucked away in an elevated position less than a kilometer from the market town of Chalais, in the Charente, our spacious ground-floor villa sleeps up to 10 guests (on request) and is ideal for a family or friends holidaying together. Also available for short breaks to accommodate guests attending weddings in the area.

The house is spacious, bright, and has a contemporary style.  The garden has views over open countryside (sunflower fields this year!), a heated alarmed and saline pool, a covered al-fresco dining area, with gas & coal BBQ and a decked terrace. The domain offers the extra benefit of a play park for the little ones (you can view the play area from the villa), the use of on-site tennis courts, a petanque piste as well as a ping pong table. You can easily walk or cycle to your nearest town, Chalais. With the car, it will take approx 3 minutes.

The area:
Chalais has a railway station where trains run between Angouleme, Coutras, and Bordeaux. Angouleme, a 45 minutes drive away, where the TGV gets you to Paris in less than 2 hours. The Charente region is known for its excellent climate only beaten in France by the south coast!   Local wine-tasting tours can be enjoyed tasting the local Pineau, various red, white and sparkling wines. The region benefits from beautiful undulating hills and valleys, pretty little villages & market towns, and local freshwater lakes with sandy beaches  (Etang Vallier, Aubeterre sur Dronne,  St Aulaye ) jotted around the area - all within a short drive from the domain. A 13-minute drive will bring you to the Circuit de Haute Saintonge - famous for its motorsports & bike racing as well as go-karting. 

Further afield:- visit the bustling cosmopolitan city of Bordeaux (1hr away) and wine town St Emillion (50 minutes) - the perfect day trip, a true paradise for wine connoisseurs. The beaches of the Atlantic (Royan, St Palais sur Mer, St Georges de Didonne) are approx. 90 minutes drive away. It takes approx. 2 hours to visit La Rochelle.

Please note: towels and bedlinen are included in the price of your rental. Extras are tourist tax (depends on your stay and number of adults) and security deposits (if required). The pool will be heated until end of October.