L'Essartille

In France, In Charente, 9 km to Angouleme in the direction of Perigueux, Christophe welcome you to Dirac to 'L' Essartille : five spacious bedrooms with independent entry in a new building in wood , labelled by Clévacances '3 keys'

3 bedrooms (35 m²) : 1 bedroom (2 single beds), 2 bedrooms (160*200). 2 bedrooms (45 m²) : 1 bedroom (2 single beds), 1 bedroom (160*200). Bathroom or shower room, wc independent in each bedroom.

At your disposal in every bedroom: colour television, kitchenette with refrigerator and microwave.

Breakfast is served in a room or on the terrace.

Parking.

What to do, what to see?

Angoulême, Town of Art and History, is a town of the Middle Ages and the 19th century. Its paper-making history has left a distinct taste for the visual arts. The Ninth Art - animation - has made Angoulême its home. Angoulême and the comic strip, a story reflected on the walls of the town where various authors have drawn their heroes and their universe !

Cognac:
On the right bank stands the quarter of St-Jacques with its shops, its open air market and mooring facilities for river boats. On the left bank, history has left its mark in the old cobbled streets. Pass through the old gates to the town before exploring the 12th century church of St-Léger with its splendid rose window, the Récollets convent and the Lieutenance, a fine half-timbered town house. The walls of the town appear to be covered with black velvet...

The white stone is blackened by the evaporating alcohol, called the angels' share. Not to be missed: the Château des Valois, of which the oldest parts date from the 13th century, is the headquarters of a major cognac house. You can visit the salle du Casque (Helmet), the Count John tower and the great vaulted salle des Gardes (Guards)...

Other places, other emotions, the Espace Découverte and the Museum of the Arts of cognac propose an interactive poetic discovery trail. Here you will learn about the Charente, its river and countryside of vineyards. Exhibitions of old tools, collections of posters, film interviews... you will learn all about the history of cognac, the knowhow and the generations of men who have been participating in its production and its alchemy.

In direction of Périgueux:

Green Périgord is extending in a crescent across the north of the 'département', you will discover the area of Nontron , Val de Dronne and includes the protected land of the Parc Naturel Régional Périgord Limousin

Also The Dronne Valley is a land of open nature where flows one of the most beautiful rivers in France : The Dronne River. You will discover the charming villages of Brantôme and Saint Jean de Côle classified most beautifull village of France

The roundness of hills and valleys, the limestone high-plains, the depth of forests, the mystery of turf-moors and pools stretch-out along the stream. You will discover old Watermills very numerous in the area.