Aquarium of La Rochelle

La Rochelle’s Aquarium provides an incredible experience. You can look forward to a good viewing of thousands of sea creatures, from the frail seahorses to the large sharks. You enter through a glass tunnel entirely surrounded by tiny, translucent jelly fish swimming gracefully in all directions. Due to the different lighting effects the tour is magical!

Activities

All activities around our area in the middle of the Grove!

Le Puy du fou

The Puy du Fou is a historical theme park famous of its night-time shows and daytime historical entertainment throughout the summer, this site, set amid the green hills of the Vendée’s bocage, enchants all ages.

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La Rochelle

Do you know La Rochelle? Walk through the streets of this historic town, climb its ancient towers and visit its modern aquarium! One of France’s best known and most attractive ports, this historic city, its cobbly streets and its old port is well worth a visit.

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Le Marais Poitevin

This 35,000 hectare labyrinth of tranquil, duckweed-covered waterways known as ‘La Venise Verte’ (‘Green Venice’) is one of the region’s most entrancing features and the prettiest corner of the Marais Poitevin also know as Poitou Marshes.

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La Rochelle

Do you know La Rochelle? Walk through the streets of this historic town, climb its ancient towers and visit its modern aquarium! One of France’s best known and most attractive ports, this historic city, its cobbly streets and its old port is well worth a visit.

Le Puy du fou

The Puy du Fou is a historical theme park famous of its night-time shows and daytime historical entertainment throughout the summer, this site, set amid the green hills of the Vendée’s bocage, enchants all ages.

Le Marais Poitevin

This 35,000 hectare labyrinth of tranquil, duckweed-covered waterways known as ‘La Venise Verte’ (‘Green Venice’) is one of the region’s most entrancing features and the prettiest corner of the Marais Poitevin also know as Poitou Marshes.

Ile d'Yeu

This island of 23sq km, where time appears to have stood still, is an hour’s boat-ride off the coast, going west from St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. This little island is paradise for walkers and cyclists but has plenty of other charms. The houses are topped with pretty weather-vanes which give the impression of being bleached by the sunshine that beats down on them; the beaches and creeks give a Mediterranean feel; the pine forests mingling their scents of resin with exhilarating salty sea air. Port-Joinville, also known as Port-Breton, once enjoyed relative freedom by being exempt from duties and taxes which lead to the smuggling of salt and tobacco.

Noirmoutier / Passage du Gois

Northwest of Challans, this thin, long island is connected to the mainland by a bridge from Fromentine and at low tide by the ‘Passage du Gois’, a 4.5km causeway that is one of the wonders of France.

Chateau de Tiffauges

This ruined fortress looming over this little town belonged to the sadistic Gilles de Rais, whose evil doings inspired the fairy-tale of ‘Bluebeard’. You can spend a good half-day exploring the castle, hearing its gruesome history and watching the various entertainments given there.

Chateau de Talmont St Hilaire

This was once an old port nestled below impressing remains of a medieval castle that belonged to the powerful Pries of Talmont. Richard the Lionheart spent a great deal of time hunting in the surrounding forests and was responsible for the construction of the chateau.

La Faute sur Mer

This peninsula is set between the sea and the river Lay. It has beautiful beaches and attracts a host of summer visitors due to its microclimate. Sand-yachting is practiced on part of the Plage des Bellugas whilst Plage des Chardons is backed by a pine wood that is of great if you require some shade from the heat of the summer sun. There are some great spots for bird-watchers such as the Belle-Henriette Lagoon which attracts large numbers of gulls, terns, plovers, herons, grebes and occasionally spoonbills. At Pointe d’Arçay lies a well protected nature reserve, a staging post for thousands of wading birds during the migration period.

La Tranche sur Mer

Although a well known paradise for surfers and wind-surfers, there are other activities for those less sporty, such as walks in shady pine forests and holm oaks to the west of La Tranche. La Tranche was razed to the ground by the Germans in order to improve their sightlines of defence for their submarine base at La Rochelle. However, former fishermen’s cottages can still be found in the narrow side streets.

Les Sables d'Olonne

By far the most glamorous seaside resort in the Vendée! Les Sables offers a vast and clean beach, on one side and on the other is the busy fishing port where good restaurants are plentiful, and nestled between these two areas are narrow streets, surprisingly hilly, gull of old houses and lovely shops. There is a taxi boat which links the port of Les Sables and the picturesque former fishing village of La Chaume. Les Sables is also the point of departure for the world famous ‘Vendée Globe’ yachting around the world.

Le FUTUROSCOPE

Futuroscope, the European cinema park is 9 miles north of Poitiers, and approximately 1h30mins from Domaine du Revêtison. This attraction park’s entertainment includes Imax, 3D, 360-degree cinema and Europe’s largest flat screen. You can go on a space mission, ride a coal wagon, fly a magic carpet and all with images projected simultaneously in front of your eyes and beneath you. A great day out for the whole family! Have a look at their website www.futuroscope.com

Aquarium of La Rochelle

La Rochelle’s Aquarium provides an incredible experience. You can look forward to a good viewing of thousands of sea creatures, from the frail seahorses to the large sharks. You enter through a glass tunnel entirely surrounded by tiny, translucent jelly fish swimming gracefully in all directions. Due to the different lighting effects the tour is magical!

The feudal castle of Les Essarts

Les Essarts, situated 20km northwest of the Domaine du Revêtison, has a significant feudal past. A feudal motte, a 12th century robust square keep called the Sarrazine tower which gave defenders a good view over the surrounding countryside. A 15th century fortress gateway all bear witness to the importance of this barony that dates back to the Middle Ages. It is said that this now-crumbling castle was visited by Henry IV in 1588. The logis / main house was destroyed during the Vendée wars.

Logis de la chabotterie

This Logis offers an astonishingly evocative insight into the gentility of life in the countryside in the years before the Revolution. As the scene of the arrest of General Charette in 1796, La Chabotterie is also an important historic site which marks the end of the War of the Vendée. You will find 10 furnished rooms with sound effects, an enclosed formal garden and a permanent visitor trail about the ‘vendean’ counter-revolution. The country house hosts carriage rides and a tour in period costumes to young children.

Fontenay le Comte

Former capital of the Bas-Poitou (Vendée) is a city of art and history. The ancient streets are lined with Renaissance houses and was once the hounts of poets, scientitst, philosophers and lawyers indicative of the former importance of this town that lost its importance during the French Revolution in 1789.

Prieuré de Grammont

This extraordinary priory was founded by Richard Lionheart. This mini-monastery having fallen into disrepair was used as farm building. Well worth a visit for the lovers of religious, historical buildings that escaped destruction during the war of religion.

Le chateau de la Grève

Built in the 12th century, and fortified during the hundred year war, for the past 150 years the chateau changed hands three times and was used as farm buildings. The vaulted cellars were once used as a prison – today it is being lovingly restored. It is possible to have a guided tour of the moat, turrets, mullioned windows and granite fireplaces as well as the famous vaulted cellars.

Le Haras of Vendée

In the heart of La Roche sur Yon, is nestled Napoleon’s national stud farm which he founded in 1843. The Haras was used for breeding in order to supply Napoleon’s army. If you love horses you will enjoy strolling around the impressive boxes, home to around 45 stallions of various breeds; one of the biggest in France.

Donjon de Bazoges en Pareds

This impressive château, surrounded by a moat originates back to the middle of the XIIth century. It owes it fortification to the Chabot family and was a very important fortress during the Hundred Years War. In the XVIth century it was used as a strong hold by the protestant family ‘and saw its greatest achievements during the Wars of Religion. In the early XVIIth century it was at the pinnacle of its power, thanks in part to its Lord ‘Durcot’ a close relative of Henry IV who returned it to its original role as war’s residence. As it lost its military interest, it fell into disrepair and was eventually converted into a working farmhouse by the Batiot family.

Property rental near GOLF course in the Vendée

For the golfing enthusiast, there are several courses close to Domaine du Revêtison’s cottages and bed and breakfast rooms just outside of Chantonnay. The closest is La Domangère, just south of La Roche sur Yon, and 20 minutes drive from Domaine du Revêtison; a testing 18 hole, par 72 parkland course that has a variety of hills and lakes to interest all levels of Golfers. The new club house boasts a very good pro-shop where clubs can be hired, if required as well as a newly refurbished and very good restaurant and 19th hole. other facilities include a driving range and practice green. For those golfers who prefer a links type course, St Jean-de-Monts is one of the best in West France with the front nine winding through the natural pine forest and the back nine close to the beach; an excellent test for technical golfers; (St Jean-de-Monts is about an hour’s drive from Domaine du Revêtison)