Charente-Maritime Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
French department
About Charente-Maritime
This beautiful area of southwest France was born out of the French Revolution. The two areas of Saintonge, based on the old Roman town of Saintes, and Aunis, based around the old Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle, were merged and Charente-Maritime was born. This is where the French themselves go on holiday because of the beautiful scenery, mild temperate climate combined with the luminous quality of the light (a painters haven) and almost 500 km of beautiful coastline.
Charente-Maritime Travel Guide Sections
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