DIRECTIONS Getting to the Region By Air There are several airlines that fly direct to the region’s international airports. The nearest airport to us is La Rochelle (only 35 minutes from Les Capucines), and this has flights directly from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cork, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester, Stansted, and Southampton throughout the late spring, summer, and early autumn months. Other airports to consider are Poitiers, Limoges, Bergerac and Bordeaux. Car hire is available from all airports. Details of flights are available from the following websites:   www.ryanair.com   www.flybe.com   www.easyjet.com   www.jet2.com   www.aerarran.com   By Rail For a relaxed alternative there are a variety of routes you may wish to consider – some offer interesting stop-overs! For more information visit www.eurostar.co.uk and www.voyages-sncf.com - this web site has an English option and allows you to look up and book travel both to and within France. By Car A short Channel crossing (i.e. Dover -> Calais or Boulogne) followed by a 500 mile drive in France, or a longer Channel crossing (eg Portsmouth or Poole -> St Malo, Cherbourg or Caen) followed by around a 220 mile drive in France - the choice is yours!! Some helpful web sites are:   www.condorferries.co.uk   www.eurotunnel.co.uk   www.brittanyferries.co.uk   www.poferries.com   www.seafrance.co.uk Once you have chosen your crossing, we will be happy to suggest a route south to the Charente-Maritime, if required. How to find us: Click image for larger view Entrance to Les Capucines     From A10 (Poitiers): Take Junction 34 sign-posted to Cognac - NOT Junction 33 which is signposted La Rochelle and Rochefort. When you come off the motorway, follow the signs for D739 to Tonnay Boutonne. Keep on this road past Tonnay Boutonne (you don't actually go through it but skirt round it) and then follow the signs for Lussant. Just before you come to Lussant, you are looking for a right turn to Moragne. This is easily identifiable as there is a large used car garage called "Opal" on the corner. Follow the road through Moragne (past the Mairie's office on the left) and, just after you get out of the other side of Moragne, take a left turn towards Muron (D215). La Pilette is the next hamlet and where Les Capucines is situated. We are on the left hand side of the road as you drive through - a large cream two storey building with natural wood shutters - and the second last house in the hamlet. You actually drive past the front of the house and then you see a drive with black gates at the top. Come up the driveway and designated guest parking is on the right. From A837 (La Rochelle): Follow the N137 from La Rochelle down towards Rochefort - stay on this until junction 33 (round about Rochefort it changes to the A837 which is a motorway but there isn't a toll until you come off at junction 33). Junction 33 is signposted to Tonnay Charente/ St Jean d'Angely. Once through the toll, you meet a roundabout and follow the signs to Tonnay Boutonne and Lussant (4th exit) – there is a grain store on the right. Drive about a mile to another roundabout where you should take the second exit signposted to Muron (D117). Follow this road for just over 2 miles. You pass between two lovely Charentaise houses - one on either side of the road - in a place called Chanteloup. Just after this take the second turning on the right, marked the D215 to Moragne. Follow this road through the little hamlet of Les Forges and, once out the other side follow the road along, round a Z bend, and then Les Capucines is the second house on the right. Come up the driveway (black double gates at the top) and designated guest parking is on the right.