Chateau Gite, Charras, Nr. Angouleme, Poitou-Charentes, France

Set within the walled grounds of the 1748 Chateau de Charras, L’Orangerie was originally used for fruit ripening. It has been sympathetically renovated with many of the original features retained, and is now divided in two: 'La Grande' (to the left of the picture) and 'La Petite', to the right hand side. La Petite Orangerie offers spacious open-plan living with fantastic panoramic views across the Charente/Dordogne countryside. La Petite has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4 adults or a family (plus a cot for baby!). The spectacular 13-acre grounds of the Château are yours to explore, with sweeping views, spacious lawns, tree-lined avenues, stone staircases, balustrades and orchards, providing a genuinely unique setting and sense of history. Within the grounds there is a heated swimming pool with terrace and sun loungers, as well as two tennis courts - one resurfaced 2017 and a table tennis table. This delightful region, renowned for its fields of sunflowers, boasts beautiful, unspoiled countryside, while the small village of Charras offers a friendly general store/post office and boulangerie selling freshly baked bread and pastries.