Le Lude, a tribute to the evolution of French architecture
Le Lude, the northernmost château in the Loire Valley, is a superb illustration of French architecture evolution through the centuries
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Apremont, Vendée’s first Renaissance Chateau
Apremont castle, today largely in ruins, was built by a childhood friend of King Francois I and was thus the first Renaissance castle of Vendée
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Poitevin Marsh, the Green Venice
Poitevin Marsh, the second largest wetland in France, is known as Green Venice, a lush green marsh you discover by punts that gently glide on man-made waterways nestled under the tree canopies
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Château de Comméquiers, a small Bastille
Château de Comméquiers, a fortress belonging to the Protestant lords of La Trémoille and modeled on the Bastille, was razed by King Louis XIII after the Wars of Religion
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Moulin de Rairé, a working windmill
Moulin de Rairé in Sallertaine, a windmill that has constantly turned and been exclusively powered by the force of the wind since its construction in 1555
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Sallertaine – A former island
Saint-Martin de Sallertaine, an Angevin Romanesque Church and only vestige of the 12th century abbey founded on a former island in the Baie de Bourgneuf
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Angers, the capital of Anjou
The city of Angers, the former capital of the Counts and Dukes of Anjou, boasts a rich historical heritage that earned it the label City of Art and History
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Ile de Noirmoutier – Ile aux Mimosas
Ile de Noirmoutier, a small island off the Vendée coast, named after its former abbey and famed for its gentle oceanic climate, earning its moniker Ile aux Mimosas
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Ile Chauvet Abbey – Bois de Céné
The ruined Ile Chauvet Abbey was founded in 1130 by Benedictine monks who developed and exploited the surrounding salt marshes throughout the Middle Ages
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Marais Breton-Vendéen – Baie de Bourgneuf
The Marais Breton-Vendéen, a coastal natural wetland listed under Natura 2000 and Ramsar, was Europe’s largest salt producer during the Middle Ages
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Ecomuseum Marais Vendéen, Le Daviaud
Ecomuseum Marais Vendéen – Le Daviaud, a vast natural zone turned into an open-air museum to showcase the marsh of Vendée’s natural and historical heritage
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Castle of the Dukes of Brittany – Nantes
The castle of the Dukes of Brittany is situated in Nantes, the capital of the historic Duchy of Brittany which was attached to the Kingdom of France in 1532
