Tourism in Vendée
10 good reasons to choose Vendée!
Its magnificent sandy beaches and islands
Choose the Vendée and its 140 km of fine sandy beaches, and you’re guaranteed a successful family vacation. You’re bound to find the beach you’re looking for among an exceptional choice. Let yourself be seduced by the charm of the islands ofYeu and Noirmoutier, jewels of the Atlantic.
Its mild, sunny climate
According to Météo France, the sunshine in the Vendée is comparable to that in the southern Mediterranean, hence the name “Vendée Côte de Lumière”. Ideal for your next vacation or weekend in the Vendée.
The ultimate family destination
Thanks to its location on the Atlantic Ocean, the Vendée is THE family destination par excellence. It combines the joys of a seaside vacation with the diversity of leisure activities between land and ocean.
Something for everyone
Numerous activities will enable you to discover or rediscover the varied pleasures of hiking, including cycling: the department’s leading network with over 1,800 km of cycle paths, as well as water sports and tourist attractions.
Le Puy du Fou®, the best park in the world!
Who hasn’t heard of thePuy du Fou? The Puy du Fou®, a historically-themed leisure park, offers a multitude of grandiose shows for the whole family, and its night-time shows are breathtaking: the Cinescénie and the Orgues de Feu. Repeatedly voted “Best Park in the World” and “Best World Creation” for the show “Le Dernier Panache”, the park was awarded a Travel d’Or™ “Best Park”.
A generous nature: the Marais Poitevin
Discover one of the most beautiful man-made landscapes in the world, with its 100,000 hectares of intertwined canals and nature. You’re sure to have heard of the Marais Poitevin or the “Venise Verte”, a cathedral of greenery where flats move in the shade of pollarded ash trees.
Gastronomy from land to sea
The many specialties of the Vendée will delight your taste buds: fresh seafood and fish, fleur de sel, AOC des Fiefs Vendéens, mogette, bonnotte de Noirmoutier, brioche or gâche vendéenne, préfou, jambon de Vendée… Not to mention the ever-growing number of Michelin-starred and Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Vendée.
Land of great events: the Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe takes place every 4 years from Les Sables d’Olonne. It’s a non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world sailing race. It brings together some of the world’s greatest skippers.
Easy access to the department
The Vendée benefits from a dense road and rail network, expanding every year. Freeways, TGV stations, and the airports of Nantes and La Rochelle make it easy for national and international customers to get to Vendée quickly.
Camping Domaine des Salins, of course!
And the icing on the cake is, of course, Camping Domaine des Salins in Saint Hlaire de Riez. The place to be for a great vacation with family or friends, to have fun, relax, enjoy, forget, dream, taste, … in three words: recharge your batteries! After this stay, many of you will fall head over heels in love with the Vendée and all it has to offer!
So see you soon for your next vacation!