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Places and Activities of Interest - 1. Things to Do & Places to Visit |
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| Situated on the West Coast of France, the Vendee offers glorious coastlines and diverse countryside
easily accessible from the Channel Ports, but far enough south to take advantage of the reliable summers
and warm sunny spring and autumn |
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Theme Parks
Puy du Fou
(Europe's second biggest attraction) is an hour away, with Roman chariot races, Vikings, Birds of Prey, Medieval City, 100 Years War, & Musketeers;
Futuroscope
in Poitiers offers Children's World, Cyber Avenue, Forest of Dreams, Aquatic Fantasy, Digital City
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Amusement/Adventure Parks/Zoos
Indian Forest (Adventure Park in French) can be found at
Parc de Pierre Brun
in Mervent as well as
Les Sables d'Olonne
There are Zoos at Les Sables d'Olonne and La Rochelle, as well as an
Aquarium
at La Rochelle
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Marais Poitevin/La Venise Verte
Miles and miles of small canals, puctuated by picturesque villages. Take a ride on a traditional flat bottomed boats
or hire a punt or canoe. The area is a vast drained areas of dykes and canals that make it
great for walking, cycling, and canoeing
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Historic Monuments
Nieul sur l'Autise itself has an
Abbey,
sometime called Eleanor's Abbey as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in Nieul sur l'Autise in 1122,
with another at
Maillezais,
and the Chateau at
Terre Neuve
in the historic town of Fontenay le Comte is well worth a visit
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Towns
The pretty port of La Rochelle (45 mins),
historical Fontenay le Comte (20 mins), the Roman Cathedral at Lucon (20 mins),
the Forest at Mervent (20 mins), historic Vouvant (30 mins), La Venise Verte (Marais Poitevin, 20 mins), and Nantes (1 hour)
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