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Talmont (France)

Description: A small village in the Poitou-Charentes region of France

Newest Review: ... small cemetery. Moving away from the church and into the village itself, you'll notice that many of the houses and shops are whitewashed, and it give the village a Mediterranean feel like you would see in Cyprus or Greece. Most of the shops are concentrated in the first few blocks, they are all small shops there's nothing that could even remotely resemble a supermarket. I think we managed ... more

... to look in all the shops, and there was some lovely stuff. The clothes which were being sold were beautiful, they looked to be fairly unique, and not the sort of thing you could just buy off the shelf anywhere. Each shop sold something different, whe...more

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Talmont (France): Where to shop in peace (749 words)
by - written on 16/07/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Talmont is a small village on the West Coast of France, according to the leaflet it was originally built in 1284 by Edward I of England who reigned in this part of France during this period. It is well positioned on the estuary of the Gironde River. The only cars which are allowed in the village are the cars of the residents. For visitors there is a car park just before the entrance to the village, it costs 1Euro to park for the day, from there it's a very short walk into the village. The main feature of the village is the Roman style church of Sainte-Radegonde which dates back to the 12th century; the church is located on the cliff side looking ... Read the complete review