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At the heart of the marshland, the orchestra is playing a symphony that echoes all around us, and the musicians are the birds. They set the tone, we are simply guests in their kingdom now. We see why fans of birdwatching enjoy coming to this area of France, the largest wetland on the Atlantic coast. […]

Located twenty minutes away from Niort, the Royal Abbey of Nieul-sur-l’Autise is a true piece of cultural heritage. In Vendée, at the edge of the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park, it offers a calm and timeless place to visit. The Abbey of Nieul-sur-l’Autise through the years On each side of the road from Niort to […]

Built by Niort Chief architect Georges Lasseron at the end of the 19th century, the Jean Macé High School for Girls is currently home of the main museum in Niort, the Bernard d’Agesci Museum. The multidisciplinary art collections are at the same time didactic and historical, because we can visit the Fine Arts section, the […]

The House of Milling, a site steeped in history Just a few meters away from the Royal Abbey of Nieul-sur-l’Autise stands another treasure of the heritage in the Marais poitevin. The Small Town of Character from Vendée is the home of the House of Milling on the riverbank. As the last watermill built in 1728 […]

It’s the iconic building of the city of Niort. The Dungeon is nowadays the last witness of the fortified edification that once protected the capital city of Deux-Sèvres from the Norman invasions. Since then, it has lost its military role and is now the host of the Museum of the Dungeon which offers visitors ethnographic […]

Open from May to September, the Castle of Terre-Neuve is a true jewel of the Renaissance period in the heart of the Marais poitevin. In Fontenay-le-Comte, subprefecture of the Vendée and former capital city of the Lower Poitou, it welcomes visitors from spring to the end of summer to let them discover its riches. Follow […]

  The House of the Master of Dykes, a site to visit for understand the Marais poitevin Located in the heart of the Marais poitevin in Chaillé-les-Marais (Vendée), the House of the Master of Dykes is a true emblematic site. Far away from the Green Venice and its yearly floods, the water management of agricultural […]

Located on the far west of the Marais poitevin, just a few kilometres away from La Rochelle, the village of Esnandes in Charente-Maritime concentrates several tourist sights. Grouped under the direction of the House of the Marais poitevin Bay, the museum of mussel farming shares the place with the fortified church of Saint-Martin. The house […]

As a true open-sky museum, the ornithological park of the Marais poitevin, located in Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud, is an ideal place for a family excursion. If you can indeed find a jetty which gives you the possibility to do both a visit of the park and a boat trip, it’s on foot that we decided to go […]

Since navigating with a traditional boat on the canals of the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park is way more than just a river stroll. It can be interesting to get into this experience firstly with a visit at the House of the Marais poitevin to get all the subtilities and secrets that you will encounter […]