Old house adjoining the owner's accommodation and another gîte H85G014261 (Nymphéa) on an enclosed property of 1,200 m², set back from the road, located in the market town of Damvix in the heart of the Marais Poitevin, on the edge of the Conche des Oisiliers, close to the Sèvre Niortaise and the Damvix Embarcadère. Ground floor: living room/kitchen (traditional coffee maker/filters provided), small lounge (BZ), shower room/WC accessible for disabled people. First floor: bedroom/lounge (2 single beds separated from the lounge by screens), shower room/WC, 2 bedrooms (1 double bed) (1 double bed). Baby equipment. Wifi internet access. 2 televisions, one of which is connected. 2 small gardens with garden furniture to the south and north, deckchairs and gas barbecue. Petanque court shared by the 2 gîtes. Car parking. 2 rowing boats, 2 canoes, 1 pedalo, available free of charge at all times with life jackets and maps. Fishing on site. Local shops (bakery, mini-market, butcher's, honey shop, chemist, doctor). Small market on Wednesdays. Public swimming pool open on summer afternoons at Benet (13 km) and Xanton Chassenon lake 19 km away. Festival des Épouvantails (Scarecrow Festival) at Damvix from May (fun, signposted 3km walking trail; duration 1 hour).
Bicycles for hire at the Damvix pier (10 m from the gîte). In the afternoon, there is a small tourist train: the Tchou-Tchou. Damvix museum and exhibition.
Nearby: the Abbeys, the Maison de la Meunerie, the Faymoreau mines, visit to the Ste Christine farm....
Du coq à l'âne in St Georges de Rex, the animal park in St Hilaire la Palud, the Maison du Marais in Coulon, the Renaissance town of Fontenay le Comte. Chaillé les Marais and the Maison du Maître de Digues, the Baie de l'Aiguillon....
Another 4-person gîte in the same location (Nymphéa), rated 4* and renewed in 2024. Total capacity of the 2 gîtes: 10 people.