Getting Here
We are 5 minutes from Saintes in the Charente Maritime department (dept no. 17).
Walking :
- The GR4, the long distance footpath which runs from Grasse to Royan comes through our village, St Georges des coteaux http://www.gr-infos.com
- The St Jacques de Compostelle route passes through Saintes which is just 5 minutes away :http://www.saint-jacques.info
By car :
- Exit 35 of the A10 Paris to Bordeaux autoroute sortie is just 5 minutes away :http://www.autoroutes.fr
- Our village is a good stopover point en route to the thermal towns of the South West of France : http://www.thalasseo.com
- We are also ideally placed for a stopover en route to the Pyrénées and for those on a pilgrimage to Lourdes
By train :
- The nearest TGV rail station on the Paris to La Rochelle line is the station at Surgères 45 minutes away
- Angoulême TGV rail station on the Lille Paris to Bordeaux line is 1 hour away
- The nearest regional train station is at Saintes, 10 minutes away
By aeroplane :
- La Rochelle airport with domestic flights from Lyon and international flights from Easyjet in the UK is 1 hour away :http://www.easyjet.com
- Bordeaux airport with national and international flights is 1h15 away:http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr
