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Travel Information

wireless broadband & mobile phones
The Library contains a Wireless Broadband router which guests are welcome to use at no additional charge.

There is reasonable mobile / cellular phone coverage at the chateau. This depends somewhat on the location of the phone (better outside than in), the mobile provider and the weather.

location
Chateau Marouatte is located near the beautiful villages of Bordeilles and Brantome in the Dordogne. Click here for map. (If this does not come up go to www.multimap.com select France and enter St Vivien 24350 then option 4 for Poussac et Saint Vivien - zoom in twice and Marouatte's drive is the curvy lane South West of Saint Vivien).

flights
There is a huge choice of frequent, direct flights to the area including :

BA Bordeaux, Toulouse   britishairways.com
Ryanair Bergerac, Limoges   ryanair.co.uk
easyjet Bordeaux, Toulouse   easyjet.co.uk
bmibaby Bordeaux, Toulouse   bmibaby.com
jet2.com La Rochelle   jet2.com
Air France various   airfrance.co.uk
flybe Bergerac, Rochfort, Limoges, Bordeaux, Toulouse   flybe.com

car hire
We have negotiated special rates with Auto Europe. Click this link and enter your destination airport or train station.

You can also hire classic cars locally.

ferries / tunnel

eurotunnel eurotunnel.com
Sea France seafrance.com
P&O Ferries poferries.com
Brittany Ferries brittanyferries.co.uk

train
There is a fast train from Paris to Angouleme, taking just over 2 hours. There is car hire available from Angouleme station, and this is around 30 minutes drive to Marouatte.

SNCF sncf.com
eurostar eurostar.com

climate
The weather in the Dordogne is typically warm and hot with plenty of sunshine hours. That's not to say it never rains - the thunderstorms can be spectacular. Average monthly temperatures are as follows :

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