La Taillée

The town was founded after the drying of the marshes by the monks of Vouillé wish to extend their growing area. The weight of public so that residents have their own measuring instrument, a blacksmith shop where tools are kept in place and a house into a museum, remembers the life of 1906 years of independence from Vouillé-les-Marais . The natural heritage is also present with the past holed tadpole Ash Township: Bois des Laves, where fishermen and ramblers can spend a pleasant moment.

Located between Maille and Niort, the Green Venice is undoubtedly the most amazing environment. Country water ways and green silence, these wet marshes offer an original and unique landscape. In this real aquatic labyrinth, the maraîchin, with the help of his boat, fishes the eel, leads his animals to the meadow, transports the hay, the wood and the mogettes (white beans). These light boats with flat bottom remain the only way to discover in a privileged way this nature of exception.

Do not leave without having visited Arçais at 25 km, Damvix at 19 km, Coulon at 33 km, the picturesque villages of La Garette and Vouvant at 32 km, Maillezais at 20 km, Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 30 km, The Mazeau at 20 km.

Damvix remains a beautiful gateway to the calm waters of the marsh where Sèvre Niortaise flows.

The village of La Garette is mainly composed of a large pedestrian street with on both sides, large brooms (market barns) retapés to the taste of the day. The whole is imposing and charming. Each house (or almost) has its own private pier. Thus one can discover the village side conch and side street.

The village of Mazeau is a pearl of the green Venice. Most of the commune is occupied by a tangle of waterways that meander the plains, poplar plantations and rows of tadpoles.

Vouvant is a city of character, encircled in a loop of the Mother River, behind a fortified enclosure still well preserved. The Mélusine tower overlooks the square at the top of its 45 meters, and offers a breathtaking view.

Maillezais: Two monuments are very visited: The abbey Saint-Pierre, imposing vestige of a prestigious past, and the Romanesque church Saint-Nicolas of XII^e century. The pier located next to the abbey is an exceptional site for boat trips with or without a guide.

Arçais, small port with boats, pedal boats and canoe to discover the swamp over the water. You will take a long towpath for a nature and relaxing hike.

Coulon is the capital of the Marais Poitevin. Along the river Sèvre, you will find many piers, restaurants and art galleries. The Marais Poitevin House is the place to discover and understand the Marais Poitevin.

Nieul-sur-l'Autise: Nice walks to do in this village. If the abbey is the strong point of the tourist attraction (the visit of the church is free and free), the edges of the Autise are very pretty with the mill in activity and the house of the flour mill.