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Vendee Countryside  The eastern Vendée stretching into Deux Sevres is a patchwork landscape of hedgerows and small farms, green valleys, forests and rivers punctuated by the dramatic granite hills of the Mont des Alouettes and Puy Du Fou. The area is dotted with châteaux such as those of Vouvant, Thouars, Parthenay, Bressuire, Niort and Tiffauge, according to legend the creations of the Fairy Melusine! They bear witness to the turbulent past of the ‘Chouans’ peasants who rose against the Revolution, and whose struggles are relived in the amazing ‘Son et Lumiere’ at Puy du Fou, a spectacle not to be missed. Here too, it is well worth spending a day wandering through the centuries at the superbly conceived historical theme park, where everyday life of bygone eras has been imaginitively recreated. Places of Interest Do not miss a visit to the vast and mysterious forest of Vouvant with its varied tree species, or the amazing network of canals of the Marais Poitevin, known as the Venise Verte. You can explore the leafy waterways and marshland by boat passing villages where time has stood still as well as famous abbeys such as Damvix, Maillezais, Nieul sur l’Autize and Coulon. |