Rochechouart-Dream come True, city of men equipped with great Southwest France

If you dream of quaint, historic town with a castle setting men equipped with lot of rolling hills, green, tranquil Lakes, fish, and wild flower meadows miles miles, oak and chestnut forests and rivers clean, sweet, Rochechouart then is your dream come true.
In the picturesque fortified town is Rochechouart, dating from the middle ages on the western border of 977 Limousin, South West France.The borders, the Charente Dordogne, is almost exactly half way between the cities of popularity of Limoges Angouleme. Rochechouart is ideal for a holiday with the family and the things that please all people in all walks of life.
The city derived its name, (reads head-esh-wah) from the rock (roche in French) where he built the Castle, multiply now. ?????? of modern art, with special emphasis on the work of Raoul Haussman, dominates the city, and from the highest point of the rock overlooking the Valley of the beautiful Graine. The key to building the city is famous Romanesque-Gothic church, its turret twisted.
Among the quaint, narrow streets, stone and timber houses in half-and full of flowers in their window, you can find the Museum meteorite. It is devoted to six billion tonne meteorite, one of the largest ever to hit the Earth, which fell in 214 million years ago. Many of the buildings was built with stone of meteorite called Moonstone ', this gives the rural character of the special and unique meteorite.
Enjoy the freedom of the countryside. Once here, you can find a wide variety of things to do and see. There are three beaches, swimming lakes with play areas, caf s distance 15 minutes. One of the largest, Lake Videix seamanship Centre with a sailing boat, wind surfs pedalo boats, kayaks, canoes for rent at reasonable prices.Nothing is so peaceful and enjoy a glass of wine or eating a meal, watching the sun set over Lake surrounded by woods and fields still rising gently. region is ideal for walking, riding a bike with many footpaths, bridleways and short. By almost empty roads, enjoy largely free holiday traffic which is easy to find parking. If you enjoy fishing, then this section is for you. There are also two golf courses with 30 minutes of activity center Rochechouart, outside Massignac.
Many stunning historical monuments. If you leave the history of Rochechouart keen for more information, you can find two places importance on the European only ten to twenty minutes drive from the city, the Romans baths Chassenon, frescoes in the Church in Les Salles Lavauguyon. Monument to the third most important, and most of all, the transfer of Oradour sur Glane; village was destroyed by the occupying Germans during World War II, saved exactly as it was. The visitor centre tells the amazing story is so strong, you never will forget.
Food is the business of Limousin, bread-basket of France, and rich regional cuisine that you can sample many excellent restaurants in and around Rochechouart. Be smart, Lake-side dining restaurants, hotels in old town, small restaurants, family offers home grown vegetables and chateaux farm resaurants. You can sample the Limousin meat from cattle tan colored Salome see grazing everywhere, or try the local sausages with sweet chestnuts.There are many small manufacturers of roast duck, goose foies gras pat de, cow, sheep, goat cheeses. Creates an excellent Limousin chestnut liqueur, only half an hour's drive away and local wines can be enjoy of the Charente.
Fantastic festivals are part of the culture!The City celebrates its medieval festival in the history of the week in the summer, where the entire street spit roast pigs for the evening, you can see from banquet jousting, singing, dancing, wolves, an ancient breed of dog to hunt through the streets. ' video, there is also a huge grenier (empty in your attic) where local populations are known with a variety of unwanted goods and currencies for only.This is a great place to pick up all kinds of interesting bits and who have been there for many year ????????.All towns and villages around hold summer outdoor lunches, dinners where you can join the locals for a meal for four, and every holiday you can visit the spectacular night markets, do your Christmas shopping festival food, craft ... all year round but autumn is particularly rich with mushrooms, most notably ???? ceps, apples, pears, chestnuts, you can buy fresh apple juice, cider or local chestnuts roasted over an open fires.
These and many other local goods are on sale in all the towns and villages in the markets.These famous is Piegut, every morning Wednesday.Here all the city centre is dedicated to sell everything from furniture to antique French live chickens, ducklings, and colourful market, the busy.
Day trips from Rochechouart will allow you to see the area's many chateaux. If you pass through the heart of a lion, Richard chateaux of Berry, Lastours and chalus, among many other Montbrun. La Rochefoucauld, another town pretty impressive historic castle, St Junien, Nontron is only a short distance, within a time which may be the historical cities of Limoges, Angouleme Perigueux.
Getting around this area is easier and cheaper than ever. many low cost flights available caused by Ryanair of Paris, Limoges, Lyon, nice London, Edinburgh, Leeds, Bournemouth, Southampton, Liverpool, Luton and other UK. you can also fly to Poitiers or Bordeaux, Angouleme. Eurostar departs to Limoges in Britain, and there are good train services and Angouleme. Limoges, where you can rent a car easily over many companies internationally known.
Hotels Hotels 5 stars to warm guest houses, and gites (vacation houses), largish in the Limousin; and I think you're very calmly be surprised by this discounted prices and unspoilt corner of France!