Vendee is well known for the variety of activities it has to offer to its visitors, especially the young at heart. If you are into music and dance, and require a considerable dose of bars and clubs, you will may well be disappointed in the Vendee. There will be a smattering of all types, but the Vendee's rural and sea attractions are for the more family and relaxing types.

The French Son et Lumière are invariably performed in and around France's historical chateaus. This is no different in the Vendee. Son et Lumiere in Puy de Fou - La Cinescenie of the Puy du Fou is a spectacular show with actors, horsemen and special effects. A insight into the history of the Vendee and a wonderful historical experience. This famous history theme park is unique in Europe, offering a full day out, packed with fun for all ages, including a Roman amphitheatre with chariot races and gladiators, falconry displays and recreated villages from several different periods of history. The 'Grand Park' with its day-time attractions is open to visitors, without reservation, throughout the season and there is night-time 'son-et-lumiere' open air theatre for which you need to book months in advance. Please visit their website for more information.

As you would expect the Frenbch cuisine is excllent, some say the best in the world! We have provided a couple of links here that come highly rated rather than repeat an excellent critique of 20 popular eating places. Click here to visit Les Toques Vendee Below you will find links to a numebr of other resturants aswell:

• Brasserie-le-clemenceau
• Restaurant-stcharles.com
• La.mirabelle
• Court-d-aron
• Le-pommier
• Auberge-du-lac
• Le Restaurant La Digue

We will be updating thispart of the site regularly. The amount of reliable and upt to date information in comparison to other parts of the world is relatively sparse, but this is one of the joys of exploring. We recommend Angela Birds excellent book about the Vendee.