Les Arches is a self catering holiday home at Saint Savinien in the warm and sunny Charente Maritime region of South west France. This spacious typical Charentaise townhouse is beautifully furnished and has 5 double bedrooms each with its own shower room and can sleep up to 12. Saint Savinien is a lovely old medieval town built around the winding Charente river. Saint Savinien has a delightful leisure Island only 5 minutes walk away there you can find a swimming pool, cycle hire, kids playgrounds, picnic areas and boats that take will you along the river to historic Saintes. Les Arches is walking distance to everything you need for a great holiday and only 45 minutes from the sandy coast and famous La Rochelle.
St Savinien is a beautiful historic small town with a Castle and Châteaux. The castle is almost next-door to Les Arches, sadly not open to the public but still impressive from outside with its huge ramparts.
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You can wander up and down the small streets and alleyways and admire the typical Charentaise houses with their terracotta-tiled roofs and the views of the river.
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You can hire a self-drive boat or take a boat trip to nearby Taillebourg and historic Saintes. St Savinien also has a train station 10 mins walk from Les Arches, you can go directly to La Rochelle or Saintes from there.
The pretty leisure island of La Grenouillette is less than 5 minutes walk from Les Arches, surrounded by the beautiful Charente River. Here you will find an outdoor swimming pool complex, tennis courts, crazy golf and children’s playground.
There are bikes for hire so you can explore the island and surrounding area. Plenty of picnic benches and grassed areas where you can eat your lunch and feed the ducks and swans.
There are bikes for hire so you can explore the island and surrounding area. Plenty of picnic benches and grassed areas where you can eat your lunch and feed the ducks and swans.
The weekly market on Saturday morning will keep you stocked up with fresh local produce.
There are 4 excellent Boulangeries and patisseries so plenty of fresh French baguette, Croissant and speciality cakes to be enjoyed! The Intermarche supermarket has all the groceries you'll need and of course the all important wine.
Don’t forget to try the locally made Pineau Charentes, it is a sweet aperitif, delicious!
There are 4 excellent Boulangeries and patisseries so plenty of fresh French baguette, Croissant and speciality cakes to be enjoyed! The Intermarche supermarket has all the groceries you'll need and of course the all important wine.
Don’t forget to try the locally made Pineau Charentes, it is a sweet aperitif, delicious!
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If you don’t fancy cooking there are 4 restaurants and bars in the town and a pizza takeaway
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