Friday 7 August 2009

New location: Gourvillete, Charente Maritime, France






We have finally settled on a wonderful old house in the pretty village of Gourvillette. It lies in the peaceful vineyard countryside about 10 miles north of Cognac in the Charente Maritime region of France.



It has the great advantage of not being on the way to anywhere so there is virtually no traffic apart from the occasional tractor. The mild disadvantage is having no shops apart from the Moutarderie or mustard museum:



run by Jerôme and Sylvie, but you can try to catch the croissant / bread van if you are quick or cycle to nearby Cressé or Beauvais (20 minutes at a leisurely pace). The nearest town is Matha, a short drive along a beautiful meandering little road with no name.




Both the village...



... and the surrounding countryside ...


... are very beautiful and a perfect setting for photography - more will be posted soon.