We spent seven days in late April house/dog sitting in a little town called Chapelle des Pots just ten minutes from the city of Saintes and loved how richly packed the Charente-Maritime region in Nouvelle-Aquitaine area is with so many historical, pretty little towns. Here are some of the highlights. The Charente-Maritime area Saintes sits in the north of the Nouvelle Aquitane region (the largest region in France) about 90 minutes […]
We had a cheeky overnighter in Perigueux in late April and found this ancient city had so much to offer we could have stayed a week. We lucked a little third floor apartment right in the heart of the old town in the Place du Coderc where they have a brilliant fresh food market Saturday morning selling all the specialties of the Périgord region: truffles, confit du canard, foie gras […]
We spent 10 days in Bordeaux in April and were blown away but how much this big-little city packs in. We wandered endlessly and aimlessly discovering new old-neighbourhoods, beautiful 18th century buildings, shady green parks and crumbling old ruins. Here’s some of our observations and highlights, grouped in categories that make sense to me. Hope they help you discover the hidden gems of this beautiful city. The Borderlais people are […]