We choose our home in France as we wanted to able to drive easily from the ferrry. It is close also to 2 airports that have flighst from Ireland and England. When we first bought the house only the downstairs part was lived in. Every year we spend time renovating a new section. We now have 3 bedrooms but there is potential for 2 more upstairs. We enjoy seeing the house develop. As we live beside the sea in Ireland we wanted to be close to beaches in France also. We have the best of both worlds as this house is in the heart of the country but only 15 km from lovely beaches. We are surrounded by vineyards , sunflowers and waving fields of corn. We have lovely helpful neighbours who look after our property while we are in Ireland.
The surrounding area offers ample scope for sightseeing. You can take a ferry from Royan tothe opposite shore of the Gironde to explore the beautiful vineyards of the Medoc or drive to Cognac to visit the the old distillery of Hennessy, Remy Martin or Martell.