Capital: Poitiers

Located: On the Atlantic Coast between the cities of Nantes and Bordeaux

Four islands off the coast: Ré, Madame, Aix, Oléron

Michelin-Starred Chefs: 8

Most Famous Sites

• La Rochelle – Ile de Ré

• The Atlantic Coast (Ile d’Oléron, Royan, and Rochefort)

• Futuroscope - Poitiers

• Cognac country

• The Marais Poitevin (Known as the Green Venice)

UNESCO Sites

• The renowned Way of St. James pilgrim's route that leads to Santiago de Compostela in Spain that includes six churches in Poitou-Charentes:

• St. Hilaire in Poitiers and Melle

• St. Pierre in Aulnay de Saintonge

• Royal Abbey in Saint-Jean-d’Angely

• St Eutrope in Saintes

• Hôpital des Pelérins in Pons

Most visited sites

• Futuroscope

• Aquarium de La Rochelle

• Zoo de la Palmyre

• Hermione site

• Vallée des singes (open-air monkey park)