ANGELA BIRD'S
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October
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 |
The listings on this However it is always |
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Until 18 Oct |
Benjamin Rabier, illustrateur
Vendéen Exhibition devoted to an artist born in La
Roche-sur-Yon who enjoyed great success in the 1930s with his comic-strip
characters such as Gédéon, the duck. Rabier was also the creator of the
ultra-famous “Vache-qui-rit” (“Laughing Cow”) cheese logo. Tues-Sun 10-6.
Admission to museum 8 euros, children free. |
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Until
30 Nov |
Migration time
Ornitholoigists 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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early Oct |
Fête de la Citrouille Grand
pumpkin festival and competition
Record-holder is one weighing 553kg.
Admission 3.50€ |
Le Potager Extraordinaire, La
Mothe-Achard, nr Les Sables. |
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mid Oct |
Fête de la Châtaigne Walks
and autumn tastings, on the theme of chestnuts.. |
Maison de la Vie Rurale,
St-Michel-Mont-Mercure, near Pouzauges (tel: 02 51 57 77 14). |
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mid Oct |
Fête des Vendanges Annual
wine fair, with brocante fair attached. 7am-6pm. Admission free. |
Pissotte, near Fontenay le Comte |
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late Oct |
Foire
aux Marrons Annual chestnut festival, also with mushroom
displays and antiques fair – expect delicious smells of grilled chestnuts to
waft over the proceedings. 9am-7pm. |
La Caillère-St-Hilaire (tel: 02 51 51 59 93). |
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