Things to Do & Places to Visit
Theme Parks
Puy du Fou (Europe's second biggest attraction) is an hour away, with Roman chariot races, Vikings, Birds of Prey, Medieval City, 100 Years War, & Musketeers; Futuroscope in Poitiers offers Children's World, Cyber Avenue, Forest of Dreams, Aquatic Fantasy, Digital City
Amusement/Adventure Parks/Zoos
Indian Forest (Adventure Park in French) can be found at
Parc de Pierre Brune
in Mervent as well as
Les Sables d'Olonne
There are Zoos at Les Sables d'Olonne and La Rochelle, as well as an
Aquarium
at La Rochelle
Marais Poitevin/La Venise Verte
Marais Poitevin/La Venise Verte
Miles and miles of small canals, puctuated by picturesque villages. Take a ride on a traditional flat bottomed boat
or hire a punt or canoe. The area is a vast drained areas of dykes and canals that make it
great for walking, cycling, and canoeing
Historic Monuments
Nieul sur l'Autise itself has an Abbey, sometime called Eleanor's Abbey as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in Nieul sur l'Autise in 1122, with another at Maillezais, and the Chateau at Terre Neuve in the historic town of Fontenay le Comte is well worth a visit
Towns
The pretty port of La Rochelle (45 mins),
historical Fontenay le Comte (20 mins), the Roman Cathedral at Lucon
(20 mins), the Forest at Mervent (20 mins), historic Vouvant (30
mins), La Venise Verte (Marais Poitevin, 20 mins), and Nantes (1
hour)