 | The whole area, although full of history, is now rich farmland with fields of charrolais cattle, sunflowers, maize and vines. The abundant wildlife includes birds of prey and rare flowers. There are plenty of attractions including the Puy du Fou (the biggest ecological and historic theme park in Europe) half an hour's drive. Beaches (1 hour), charming sleepy small towns, a wine route, restaurants and other leisure facilities. |
Ideal for families and with a warm welcome for the disabled you will
enjoy a relaxing holiday at Repoiroux. Useful LinksThe Shell web site has a route finder to help you find the route to our nearest village, L'Oie. Vendée has it's own web site - with an English introduction. Vendée tourist site in English. The Puy du Fou is not to be missed. 35 hectaires of castle grounds have been transformed into an entertaining theme park outlining the story of the Vendée from Roman times to the present, with falconry, stunt riding, fireworks and various shows. Several evenings a week there is the cinécine, the biggest outdoor show in Europe with music, dancing, horsemanship, 2600 actors. The grandstand seats 20000 people, there are English translation tapes available. See multimap.co.uk for a map of the area. |  |