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November 2009
WHAT'S ON IN THE VENDEE
(entries in red indicate new additions)
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PLEASE NOTE This website is really just 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 30 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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Until 6 Dec |
“2 ou 3 choses que je sais du sel” Exhibition
about what it takes to become a salt-maker, or “saunier”. Fifteen of the salt-makers from the Bay
ofBourgneuf, nearby, were filmed over three years, and the exhibition
includes a lot of interviews with them and scenes of their activity. |
Ecomusee du Daviaud, La Barre de Monts, nr St Jean de Monts |
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Cinq siècles de chasse en
Vendée Large exhibition on the history and
variety of hunting practised in the area over the centuries. It looks at
deer-hunting on horseback, with dogs; at shooting (particularly wildfowling);
and has a very interesting short film on falconry, with a member of the Puy
du Fou falconry team demonstrating the techniques of hunting rabbits etc with
the birds. (All in French, of course.) |
Logis de la Chabotterie, St-Sulpice-le-Verdon, near
Rocheservière (tel : 02 51 42 81 00) |
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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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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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11 Nov |
ARMISTICE (public holiday) |
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20 Nov |
Visite guidée à Notre-Dame
A talk by the church’s organist, Paul Ferbos, who will introduce
Notre-Dame’s famous pipe-organ. 5-6pm.
5€, children 3€ (advance booking compulsory). |
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21, 22 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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21, 22 Nov |
Arts et decouvertes s'exposent... Crafts for Christmas, with painting, photos, ceramic, ironwork,
lace, embroidery and fabulous items made from driftwood. Plus bar, coffee and hot chocolate, and home-made
cakes. Sat, Sun
10.30am-6.30pm. Admission free. |
Salle polyvalente, |
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28, 29 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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