Echebrune, Charente-Maritime, France

Introducing

We are a small French-American family : Jan has recently retired, Caroline is a free-lance translator, and Anna (8 years old) is busy studying at a small rural school. We are looking for short-term exchanges in Summer (in Europe) and for a three-month exchange from January to March 2010, preferably in an English-speaking country.

Bedrooms:
3
Bathrooms:
3
Sleeps:
5 (max 7)
Closest airport:
Bordeaux/La rochelle ((100 kms))
Languages spoken:
English, French, Spanish
  • Preferred dates: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug
  • Preferred destinations: Open to suggestions!

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About our home

Fully renovated old farm of 220m2 with 3 acres of land (vineyard and trees). Old traditional features such as stone walls and fireplaces throughout. Rooms are bright and spacious. Living (35m2), kitchen (35m2), TV room (25m2) and 3 bedrooms and a study upstairs. There is a huge barn and a distillery, where the old cognac-making equipment is still in place (sorry, the cognac is gone!). Quiet and private place, yet located within a hamlet, steps from a beautiful classified church. Kids are most than welcome and have a lot of space to run and play.

Home features

  • Washer/Dryer
  • Video/DVD
  • Car
  • Bikes available
  • Outdoor garden
  • Internet Access
  • TV

    • Location and amenities view map

    Echebrune is a small hamlet where most of the life still runs around pineau and cognac making. There is no shop, but we do have a small school. Everyday shopping is 7km, in Pons, a small miedeval town, where foreigners can enjoy the French class offered by the local cultural Center. The village is close to several towns of interest (Cognac and Jonzac are 17km away, and Saintes is 25km away). Two larger cities are within one hour driving : Bordeaux to the South and La Rochelle to the North. The area abounds in history and culture (from prehistoric and roman sites, to amazing churches and abbayes, and wine and cognac estates). The Atlantic islands and beaches are one hour away. This is the perfect place for who wants to enjoy a really authentic French rural life.

  • Beaches
  • Cultural activities
  • Hiking/Bush walking

    • Other comments

    For long-term, we are looking for a friendly place where Anna could join a local school for three months (in French or English), where Jan could easily reach a good library and where Caroline could have access to Internet. We have an outdoor cat that would need to be fed (the neighboors feed her when there is nobody home for several days). We would take great care of your home and your pets if needed.

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