Cognac Cottages

24/01/2025

Rotation des collections textiles 🆕

🧵 Les œuvres textiles, très sensibles à la lumière et fragiles, sont présentées en rotation. Découvrez ces fragments en salle 2, l'art au début du Moyen Âge en Occident et en Orient.

🪡 Ces fragments faisaient partie d’une grande pièce brodée provenant du monastère de Huysburg (Allemagne). La broderie vient d’un devant d’autel ou peut-être d’une tenture murale.

🗝 Elle représente 3 apôtres sous des arcades : on peut identifier saint Jean l’Évangéliste grâce à l’inscription et saint Pierre qui tient ses clefs.

En savoir plus 👉 https://www.musee-moyenage.fr/collection/oeuvre/fragment-devant-autel-apotres.html

Fragments d'antependium (devant d'autel) ou de tenture murale, soie, vers 1150-1160
Photo : GrandPalaisRmn / Gérard Blot

24/01/2025

One of my favourite museums in Paris, France. If you dont have time to do ' the Big Ones' please make time to visit the Cluny.

Roi de France ou roi biblique ? 🤴

⚒ En 1793, les signes de royauté doivent être ôtés des églises et monuments publics. Notre-Dame n’échappe pas à la règle ! Les vingt-huit statues de rois qui ornent la façade occidentale de la cathédrale sont alors déposées et mutilées.

👑 Peu de contemporains le savent, mais ces rois ne sont pas ceux de France ! Ce sont les rois de Juda, les ancêtres supposés du Christ. Les têtes sont enterrées avant d’être redécouvertes en 1977 sous l'hôtel Moreau. Elles sont aujourd’hui conservées au musée.

📅 Venez découvrir cette tête et en apprendre plus dans l’exposition "Paris 1793-1794. Une année révolutionnaire" au Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris jusqu’au 16 février !

👉 https://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/expositions/paris-1793-1794

Tête de roi de Juda n°1 et fragment de chevelure et nuque provenant de la galerie des Rois de la façade occidentale de Notre-Dame de Paris, 1220-1230, Paris, musée national du Moyen Âge
Photo : © Pierre Antoine

18/01/2025

Looking for accommodation for the Comics Festival in Angouleme, Jan. 29th - Feb. 2nd?
www.cognacottages.com

https://www.bdangouleme.com/

Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême - Site officiel du Festival qui se déroule à Angoulême du 29 janvier au 02 février 2025.

18/01/2025

Comics Festival of Angouleme is January 30th - February 2nd, with Professional day on the 29th.
We welcome anyone coming for this Festival at our 3 www.cognaccottages.com.
2 x 4* houses sleeping up to 6,
1 x 3* house sleeping up to 4.
All modern conveniences and HEATING/Pellet Fires.

https://www.bdangouleme.com/

Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême - Site officiel du Festival qui se déroule à Angoulême du 29 janvier au 02 février 2025.

12/01/2025

Two brand new mattresses for sale:

*150 x 200 x 25cm (UK Queen) Mattress only. Eco brand. Dble sided (for flipping). 3/5 firmness. 250 Euros.

*90 x 190 x 20cm (single) Mattress only. 3/5 firmness. 150 Euros.

11/01/2025

CHOICES! - 3 Cognac Cottages in the south Charente.

BOURG-CHARENTE on the Charente River.
4* La Maison de Riviere (sleeps up to 6)
3 * La Maison du Bonheur (sleeps up to 4)
*Fully Independent, self-catering, all modern furnishings, amenities and appliances.

Just steps from 2 restaurants and the café/bar/depot de pain, and directly opposite the Charente River where our guests love to swim and play.
Rent kayaks and paddleboards just down the road, and the whole family will delight in the endless hours of fun on the rope swing from a tree on the opposite bank.
Tree-lined riverside walking/biking, tennis court and playground.
Take your evening Apero and sit on the river bank or the walk the few steps to our large, private garden with outdoor furniture, including a hammock.

MÉRIGNAC, Charente.
4* Les Vignes (sleeps up to 6) is a C19th Charentais stone house with 50m2 tiled terrace and spacious 1 x car garage.
Covered outdoor dining, parasols and Titanic-style chaises, this secure in-town property is within walking distance of all town amenities, and a short distance from 7 day open restaurants and supermarkets in Jarnac.
Mid-way between Cognac and Angouleme, this property provides for those who are intent on exploring the area and beyond.
*Independent, self-catering. All modern furnishings, amenities and appliances.

40 mins to TGV Station in Angouleme (rental cars opp. station)
60 mins to Royan Plage (Beach)
90 mins to Bordeaux and La Rochelle Airports.

Bookings can be made directly, however, we highly recommend searching house name and location on booking dot com for Discounts.

10% discount for 7 nights.

Get in NOW for SUMMER 2025!!

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

Thinking of checking out the wineries in and around Bordeaux? Don't forget the Classics!
Plan to visit the Médoc peninsula west of Bordeaux and the glorious village of Saint Émilion to the north east, too.

02/01/2025

17/12/2024

Just let me say...
Many folks want to by-pass the Booking Platforms when renting a holiday home in favour of dealing directly with the owners (where they can). This can be for many reasons, but the most common is that the Platforms charge fees (to both guests and owners), which guests generally tend to think are an imposition and add hugely to the cost of their vacation.

We are very pro-platform, as Holiday Home owners.

There have been many instances where having a 3rd party (Platform) involved in negotiations has been positive from both the Owners and Guests points of view.
This is what some of those fees facilitate.

We read many sad stories of people who have booked directly with the owners and find that the property in question is not what was promised, and facilities were lacking what was important to the enjoyment of the guests, while there.
They also had no guarantees in regard to cancellations/return of fees/deposits paid. There is no 3rd party adjudication when it comes to problems, and they are left to deal with owners who dont return calls, disappear off the face of the earth...with guests money, et al.
There are also plenty of scams!
One recent posting on FB detailed how the young woman booked with what she thought was a legitimate rental agency in the town of choice, did a WhatsApp call with the person before she paid the money, but lost almost 800 euros when she checked with the agency. They said they had no booking in her name and nobody with the name of the person she had the call with.
No matter how careful you are when dealing with individual 'owners' there is still a chance that this is a scam.

We want our guests to have as much assurance as possible when booking with us, but much prefer that they book through one of the platforms we are listed on so that there is never ANY question about legitimacy for any of our three houses.

Owners have to jump through many legal hoops when listing their properties on the Platforms, and we must be registered with our local Tax Office, and be a registered business.

When you book through one of the Platforms, you have guarantees for both the Owners and the Guests, that ensure that any complaint by one or both parties are fairly dealt with, refunds are paid etc.
There is also insurance for owners and guests should this be required.

As always, it is wise for guests to buy Travel Insurance before setting out on their holidays. Yes, it's an additional expense, but you could also be well out of pocket should an emergency arise, or damage to your personal property or the loss of same should occur, without insurance.

11/12/2024

Angouleme, the Capital of the Charente, is often overlooked as a Destination. The Comics Capital of France, La Bande Desinée (comic strip), is illustrated everywhere in this city and especially in the Historic Centre of town. The Visitor's Centre in the Historic Town Hall (Hotel de Ville) is worth a visit and you can book your walking tours, Tour of the Treasures of Angouleme and maps to discover the beautiful illustrations on the historic buildings et al. Yes, someone there will speak English, if necessary.
We did a short tiki-tour of the inner city when we went there for lunch last week.

14/10/2024

What a great idea! Buy your tickets now!