From Utrecht you reach our driveway with old lime trees after 900 km and you will arrive at our castle "Chateau de la Barre" (1487). Gite "Louis-Robert" (for 2 people) has been renovated in 2020 while retaining original details and fully equipped.
On the ground floor you have in one room the kitchen, the sitting and dining area with patio doors to the south-facing terrace with unobstructed views of the estate with orchard. If desired, when the time comes, you can pick a fresh apple or pear for your breakfast. If you want to sit in the shade from time to time, you can do so in the courtyard of the chateau. The kitchen is equipped with fridge/freezer, dishwasher, induction hob, nespresso coffee machine, air fryer, kettle, salad spinner. On the loft there is a double bed (2.00 x 1.60) and a modern bathroom with walk-in shower. There is air conditioning on the mezzanine.
The gite has a TV with chrome cast and DVD player.
The Charente, bordered to the south by the Dordogne, has a rich history and La Barre is an excellent base to discover it. Our estate is located 20 km north of Angoulême, 45 km east of Cognac and 100 km north of Perigueux.
We are Bernard and Sandra and have been able to make our dream come true by moving to France and living in a chateau. After a few years of renovation, the chateau is habitable again and we are now ready with 2 gîtes and you can enjoy the space and the quiet, beautiful French life in the countryside of the Charente, just like us.
These prices include cleaning costs, bed linen, kitchen and bath towels (1 large, 2 small per person) and tourist tax. An unlimited supply of wood is available for the wood-burning stove.
The Charente is a very versatile region with countless sunflower fields (July) and with historic cities such as Angoulême, Saintes and Poitiers where you can visit many churches and cathedrals and also roam the small alleys in search of a good restaurant. In addition, many walking and cycling trips are possible (directly from La Barre) and of course also excellent for canoeing because of its many rivers. In the immediate vicinity are several (small) beaches with lifeguards (July / August). Angoulême is also the "comic" capital of Europe with a true comic book museum and great comic book heroes as murals. At less than 20 km you will find Chateau Rochefoucauld, a castle from the 11th century, where you can get an extensive tour. We are on the edge of the Cognac region, so you will soon pass the various well-known, but also unknown small cognac houses, where you can often get a tour and, of course, also taste them.
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per night € 107,-
v.a. per week
per week
€ 750,-
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