Portail at Le Manoir de La Foye

We are Nick and Chania and between us, we have over fifty years of experience of owning and running self-catering businesses. We re-located to France 10 years ago and now own and run this beautiful small collection of five gîtes in the Charente Maritime. We know holidays are very important so it is our aim to make sure that everything is perfect so that you have a relaxing and memorable visit to France. This is a delightful and spacious, two bedroom stone gîte in an enclosed courtyard. Located in the grounds of a former Cognac distillery, Le Gîte du Portail is approached through grand entrance gates and has its own large, partially shaded garden with extensive views over wonderful open countryside. This gîte has been carefully renovated and recently modernised to a very high standard, offering spacious accommodation for up to four people. Le Gîte du Portail is surprisingly large inside with thick stone walls, making it beautifully cool in summer and very cosy in the winter. Formerly a Cognac distillery, Le Manoir de la Foye is now a delightful collection of five gîtes situated in the beautiful Charente Maritime region of France. Each gîte has its own private patio area and shared use of the heated swimming pool, summer kitchen and games room and have all been carefully restored and upgraded into comfortable homes for your holiday and are within easy access to the coast and a wide range of activities. We live on site. Located in the Charente-Maritime, part of the larger Poitou-Charente region on the southwest coast of France. The hamlet of La Foye is surrounded by fields of sunflowers, vineyards and forests. It enjoys long hot summers and very mild winters which are so necessary for the production of fine grapes used to make the wonderful wines and Cognac. It is known locally as the 'western Mediterranean' and enjoys the second highest number of sunshine hours in France (after the Côte D’Azur). Le Manoir La Foye is within easy reach of the A10 autoroute (J33 & 34) giving full access to the Channel ports. St Malo is only just over 4 hours drive. We are just over an hour from the following: La Rochelle-Airport Poitiers-Airport and TGV and 2 hours from Bordeaux, Nantes and Tours Airports. We are only 15 minutes from the town of Aulnay and 10 minutes drive to the small town of Néré. The picture below outlines the layout of the gîtes on the grounds. Do spend a few minutes and look at our video taken by a drone which gives lovely views of the sourrounding area. If there are any questions, contact us and we'll do our best to help! During summer months we only rent by the week, Saturday - Saturday.