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November
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WHAT'S
ON IN THE VENDEE
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in red indicate new additions)
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PLEASE NOTE This website is a supplement to Angela
Bird's guidebook, The Vendée (left),
which gives full details in its 176 pages of hundreds of interesting and
off-beat tourist sites throughout the region. |
The
listings on this site are supplied in good faith, gathered by the author from
various Vendée sources. However
it is always wise to check details with organisers or tourist offices before
making a special journey. |
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Until 11 Nov
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Vendée-Globe
“village” Visit
the port of Les Sables to see the yachts that are setting out on 10 Nov on
their round the world voyages. There is a tented “village” full of stands
providing details of the race and the skippers, with a chance to buy
merchandise too. |
Port Olona,
Les Sables-d’Olonne |
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Until late Nov |
Migration
time
Ornithologists gather at strategic points to witness the countless
birds migrating south in great flocks for the winter. Members of the LPO
(Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) count the numbers at the Pointe de L’Aiguillon. Last year they
clocked 600,000 of more than 70 species. |
Pointe de l’Aiguillon, Aiguillon-sur-Mer. |
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early Nov |
Salon Antiquités Brocante Annual antiques fair in the pretty marshland village
of Sallertaine. 40 stands. Daily
9am-7pm. 3€. |
Salle Polyvalente, Sallertaine,
near Challans |
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4 Nov 2012 |
Vente
aux enchères Annual
auction sale of works by some of the artists in the Vouvant area. From 3pm. |
Vouvant, near Fontenay-le-Comte |
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early Nov |
Salon Brocante et Collections Antiques and collectors’ fair, held in the
conference centre adjacent to the seafront tourist office. 9.30am-7pm. 2.50€, children free. |
Centre de Congres des
Atlantes, Les Sables d’Olonne |
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10 Nov 2012 |
Vendée-Globe round the world yacht
race Every four years, the world’s greatest single-handed sailors set out
from Les Sables-d’Olonne on a non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. You can
follow the fortunes (and misfortunes) of your favourites via their individual
websites. Starts
out at sea 1.02pm. Finishes during Feb 2013. |
Start : Port Olona, Les
Sables-d’Olonne |
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11 Nov |
ARMISTICE (public holiday) |
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late Nov |
Salon des vins et produits du
terroir A fair devoted to wine, cheese,
chocolates, sweets, foie gras and other produce from all over France. |
St
Jean de Monts |
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Late Nov |
Marché de Noël
Christmas market in picturesque
hilltop village. |
Vouvant, near La Chataigneraie |
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late Nov |
Marché de Noël Christmas
market, in the village centre. Sat 2-6pm; Sun 10am-6pm. |
Le
Champ-St-Père, nr St Vincent-sur-Graon. |
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29 Nov 2012 |
“Musiques de
plein air à la cour du Roi Soleil”
Hugo Reyne and the
Simphonie du Marais play music by Lully, Philidor and others. 8.30pm.
Admission 10 euros. |
Theatre Municipal,
L’Aiguillon-sur-Vie, near St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (tel: 02 51 44 79 85) |
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The Vendée Tourist Board
website has many events listed under The Conseil-Général’s
website also has a regularly updated For Vendée vide-greniers (brocante fairs and
car-boot sales), |
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