Unusual weekend in the Vendée

The Gois passage is a 4.5-km long tidal causeway which connects at low tide the Noirmoutier island to Beauvoir-sur-Mer on the continent. Before the Noirmoutier bridge was built in 1971, the Gois passage was the only passable way allowing to…

Built in the 11th century and then fortified in the 12th century, the Talmont-Saint-Hilaire castle is a real medieval fortress that was the residence of the king Richard I of England. Open to visitors, the Talmont castle organises medieval-themed…

Capital of the Vendée until the beginning of the 19th century, the City of Art and History of Fontenay-le-Comte is a lovely place to wander around with its charming banks and its fantastic architecture: the Belliard square and its arcaded houses,…