Places Gallery 1

Apart from its benign climate an aspect of the Charente maritime that most visitors comment on is the quality of the light that floods across the region. Powered by the high annual sunshine hours and the effect of sunlight bouncing off the ocean it is no coincidence that most French film production takes place here.
This gallery of images will help illustrate this. Click on them to enlarge.

L to R Church steeple at Ars en Re that doubles as a landmark for passing ships. Fairy tale chateau at Jonzac. Fishing cabins at Fouras

L to R: Church at Talmont. St. Martin, Ile de Ré. River Charente at Saintes.