This department is located in the south-west of France and has many beautiful places where you can enjoy nature in one of the holiday homes via Nature.House. Charente-Maritime has an area of 6864 km2, there live over 620,000 inhabitants and is located in the basin of the Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Sea and on the right bank of the Gironde estuary. Are you looking for a holiday home in Charente-Maritime? Here you can enjoy the diverse landscape that can be found throughout the department. On the coast you can enjoy a holiday home by the sea, more inland you can enjoy holiday homes in low-lying areas where you can find many drained marshlands.

La Rochelle

The capital of Charente-Maritime is La Rochelle and is a port city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The city is located between the major cities of Nantes and Bourdeaux and lies in an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Are you looking for a gite near the capital of Charente-Maritime? Don't forget to visit the 19th century market hall, where you can get lots of fresh products every day and have a great time browsing around. It is also recommended that you visit the island of Ré from one of our holiday homes in Charente-Maritime. The island has been connected to Charente-Maritime since 1988 by a 2.9-kilometre-long bridge. Typical for this holiday island are the white houses with orange roof tiles, the salt extraction, the fishing and the local viticulture.

Arvert Peninsula

Looking for a holiday home in Charente-Maritime? On the Arvert peninsula, you can enjoy a unique natural environment. When you visit the Arvert peninsula you can enjoy a pristine world of water and sand it is one of the most pristine areas on the coast of Charente-Maritime. Over a length of 20 kilometers you will not find any buildings. So are you looking for a holiday home in a nature reserve with unspoilt nature? Then visit one of our holiday homes in Charente-Maritime where you can enjoy the endless sandy beaches and beautiful dunes. Would you rather have a holiday home more inland? Here you can enjoy the forest of the Coubre, where you can enjoy the beautiful nature as well as wild animals such as deer and wild boars.

Swamps near Brouage

The Brouage is situated in the middle of a swamp and is protected by a 2 kilometer long wall. This town in Charente-Maritime dates from 1630. If you are staying in a holiday home in the vicinity of this fortified town, a visit to this town is highly recommended. Around the city you could find many salt marshes, to which the city owes its wealth. From the walls around the city you have a beautiful view over the surrounding marshes.