Land of History and diversity, the Vendée stems from the former Bas Poitou region and has an heritage that many other French regions would like to claim. Megaliths, Roman churches, medieval fortresses, castles and Renaissance residences testify to this wealth.
The Vendée and its luxurious natural environment offer treasures of landscapes: plains, thickets, marshes, pine groves, lagoons and creeks coexist on a 250-km coastline.
Along the coast, two small diamonds of nature, perfect for short stay-overs, radiate majestically: the traditional and untamed Ile d’Yeu, and the Ile de Noirmoutier, renowned for its Fleur de Sel (natural sea salt), the jewel of Vendée's gastronomy.
Les Sables d’Olonne is famous for the quality of life it has to offer and also, of course, through its association with the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. But there is more: a cultural heritage that bears witness to the resort’s historic connections with the Atlantic Ocean: sea-side villas, the Saint Nicolas fort, etc.
Full of its past and proud of its present, the authentic Vendée region believes in its future - that of a small piece of preserved paradise.