The kitchen appliances include a refrigerator, stove with gas cook-
top and electric oven, coffee maker, toaster and microwave. The
kitchen is equipped with dishes, utensils, pots and pans sufficient
to make your favourite meals. There is also a clothes washing machine
for your convenience.
For internet access there is an internet cafe two blocks from the
vacation rental.

Castles, forests, vineyards, rivers and canals await your visit to La
Charite-sur-Loire. Whether your interests lie in music festivals,
outdoor activities or automobile racing you will have more to do than
you could possibly imagine during your stay.

Use your La Charite-sur-Loire gîte as a base to discover our
picturesque, medieval town and the Surrounding Region. You could
visit the fantastic Chateau Saint Fargeau and the Guédelon Chateau
which is under construction in the manner in which it would have been
built in the 13th century. Wine tasting tours, chateau tours, canal
tours, hiking, cycling, golfing, fishing, swimming, hot-air
ballooning, medieval festivals, music festivals, antique fairs and
book fairs are just some of the many activities which will keep you
busy during your stay. We offer four bicycles for rent at 10 euros
each per week on a 'first come first serve basis'.

Nevers (35 km) which has a Ducal Palace and is famous for its faience
(pottery). Magny-Cours (45 km) Where F1-automobile and motorcycle
racing takes place each year. Auxerre and Vezelay , ancient cathedral
cities (60km). Bourges (50 km) with its gothic cathedral built
between the 12th and 13th centuries. It also has an ancient food
market and many beautiful medieval half-timbered houses. There is
also Briare 45km) with its wonderful ‘pont canal’ over the Loire
River (designed in part by Gustav Eiffel). These are but a few of the
many places to see and to explore within one hour of La Charité-sur-
Loire

Within a two hour drive you could explore the wonderful chateaus in
the lower Loire river valley. Some of the better-known, and most
visited chateaux, are: Amboise, Angers, Azay-le-Rideau, Blois,
Chambord, Chenonceaux, Cheverny, and Villandry.

From your gîte in La Charité-sur-Loire you will have easy access to
the ancient manmade and natural wonders of the regions of Bourgogne,
Auvergne, Rhone-Alps and Centre.

For the wine lovers - La Charite-sur-Loire is located between the red
wine vineyards of Burgundy and the white wine regions of Sancerre and
Puilly-sur-Loire. Sancerre is located 25 km north of La Charité-sur-
Loire and Pouilly-sur -Loire is just 10 km away. There are wine caves
galore where your palette can savour Auxerrois, Chablis, Cote de
Beaune, Cote de Nuits, Vezelien, Maconnais, Chalonnaise, Sancerre and
Puilly wines among others. One of the best caves to explore in the
region is the Caves de Bailly

PARIS: If you decide to ‘pop into town’ for the day, Paris is only
one hour and 45 minutes away on the autoroute A77. We recommend that
you leave your car at the Port d’Orleans parking garage and take the
Paris Metro. You can leave La Charité-sur-Loire at 7:30 in the
morning, arrive when the stores open, enjoy a full day of sight-
seeing and shopping and be home for dinner.