2025

THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ARMANDÈCHE

Les Sables-D'Olonne
Towers to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
Closed
Built in 1968 by architect Maurice Durand, this lighthouse in Les Sables-d'Olonne has been ... Read more
2025

THE JACOBSEN JETTY

Noirmoutier-En-L'Ile
Visit Points of interest
4/5
(2 reviews)
Closed
Chaussée built in 1812 by Jean-Corneille Jacobsen de la Rosnière, a jetty converted into a ... Read more
2025

THE APREMONT CASTLE

Rue Saint-Père, Apremont
Castles to visit
4/5
(1 review)
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Château d'Apremont, built on a rocky promontory and featuring a chapel with a single nave. Read more

THE MENHIR OF THE ARBOR

Saint-Gilles-Croix-De-Vie
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Closed
2025

RAMBOURG MILL

Nesmy
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Closed
A water mill where the wheel is the engine, the millstream is the reservoir and the water is ... Read more
2025

THE CITADELLE

L'Ile-D'Yeu
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
Closed
Citadel built to protect the island, interesting for the small wood of holm oaks which ... Read more
2025

THE MILL OF THE CONCHETTE

1, rue de l'Océan, Jard-Sur-Mer
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Closed
A mill overlooking the harbor, a great address to discover in Jard-sur-Mer. Read more
2025

THE MILLS OF THE HAMMER TERRIER

Rue du Terrier Marteau, Pouzauges
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Closed
A visit to the Terrier Marteau mills in Pouzauges, to learn more about flour production. Read more
2025

THE MELUSINE TOWER

Place du Bail, Vouvant
Towers to visit
3/5
(2 reviews)
Closed
The tower of Melusine, the only preserved part of the castle of Lusignan which is located in ... Read more
2025

LAUGHING MILL

33, Route de Saint-Jean de Monts, Sallertaine
Monuments to visit
3/5
(1 review)
Closed - Open to 14h00
This mill remains today one of the rare authentic representatives of the old milling industry Read more
2025

THE LIGHTHOUSE OF WHEATEN

La Barre De Monts - Fromentine
Works of art to see
3/5
(1 review)
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Lighthouse classified as a historical monument, consisting of a lenticular device of 0.25 m ... Read more
2025

THE GREETING

12, cour du Château, Bazoges-En-Pareds
Towers to visit
3/5
(1 review)
Closed - Opens in 10 minutes
A 30-metre-high dungeon with two furnished rooms recreating daily life in the Middle Ages. Read more

LE PATRIMOINE DE DOMPIERRE-SUR-YON

Dompierre-Sur-Yon
Monuments to visit
Monuments to discover in Dompierre-sur-Yon: Pierre Plate bridge, Rortheau castles, chapels, ... Read more

THE SAINT-BRIX FOUNTAIN

Moutiers-Les-Mauxfaits
Fountains to see

STONE-BUILT CASTLE

Les Sables-D'Olonne
Monuments to visit
18th century castle, historical monument, built on a high place of prehistory by Luc Pezot to ... Read more

CHATEAU DE BESSAY - TOUR DE BESSAY

Bessay
Castles to visit
This magnificent Renaissance tower owes its medieval appearance to its restored old rooms, a ... Read more
2025

HOLY ERMINE CASTLE

52, place de l'Eglise, Saint-Jean-D'Hermine
Monuments to visit
Old medieval castle reworked under Louis XIII, welcomed famous visitors, place of the festival ... Read more
2025

PETITS TRESORS DES RUES FONTENAISIENNES

Fontenay-Le-Comte
Monuments to visit
Street where we discover a beautiful Renaissance house preserving a Doric portal and a window ... Read more
2025

SAINT-MESMIN CASTLE

Saint-Mesmin
Castles to visit
14th century castle, defensive fortress with castle tower, drawbridge, knocker and water moat, ... Read more
2025

LE CHEVALEMENT D'EPAGNE

rue de la mine, Saint-Maurice-Des-Noues
Works of art to see
A unique industrial structure in Saint-Maurice-des-Noues, one of the last vestiges of mining ... Read more
2025

LES PONTONS SUR PILOTIS DU PORT

L'Aiguillon-La-Presqu'île
Works of art to see
The stilted pontoons of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île's famous mussel and oyster farming port. Read more
2025

CHÂTEAU GAILLARD

Impasse du Château Gaillard, Le Girouard
Monuments to visit
Château initiated by Abbé Rouillon, whose presbytery has been transformed into a miniature ... Read more
2025

MAISON DE FRANÇOIS LAURENS

Foussais-Payré
Monuments to visit
House of François Laurens, a rich merchant in the trade of thread and cloth in ... Read more
2025

CHÂTEAU DE LA GARNACHE

12, rue du Château, La Garnache
Castles to visit
This castle, rich in history, is one of the oldest in the Vendée region, with six ... Read more
2025

ATLANTIC WALL BUNKER

Boulevard de l'Océan, La Guérinière
Military monuments
150 blockhouses in La Guérinière, classified as heritage, offering a fascinating discovery of ... Read more
2025

VIADUC DE COQUILLEAU

Breuil-Barret
Works of art to see
A site full of history located on the old railroad line connecting the station of Breuil-Barret ... Read more
2025

LA COLLINE DES MOULINS

Mouilleron-Saint-Germain
Monuments to visit
Hill which was one of the largest concentrations of mills in the Vendée at ... Read more
2025

HOSPITAL BLOCKHOUSE MUSEUM

Rue de Verdun, Les Sables-D'Olonne
Military monuments
World War II museum in a former German hospital Read more
2025

HEADSTOCK MANOR

Saint-Hilaire-Le-Vouhis
Monuments to visit
This early 15th-century manor house retains its original plasterwork, painted ceilings and ... Read more

CHATEAU DE LA CITARDIERE

Chemin de Chantoiseau, Mervent
Castles to visit
16th century castle surrounded by a moat, with a main building dominated by 3 pavilions and a ... Read more
2025

THE EIFFEL BRIDGE

Rue de la Jouvence, Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sèvre
Works of art to see
2025

THE TOWER OF MORICQ

Angles
Towers to visit
Military defense tower, political prison or granary, built in 1435 by the lords of the fief of ... Read more
2025

THE GRANT

Route du Port de Moricq, Angles
Monuments to visit
L'Octroi, located in the heart of the Moricq marshes, was responsible for collecting taxes in ... Read more
2025

THE GREAT LIGHT

Route de l'Aérodrome - Ker Gigou, L'Ile-D'Yeu
Towers to visit
Lighthouse with modern lines which dominates the high sea from 56 m, built in 1951 to replace ... Read more
2025

THE MILLS OF LARK MOUNTAIN

Les Herbiers
Monuments to visit
A 232-meter-high mill in Les Herbiers, with panoramic views over the Vendée bocage. Read more
2025

THE CASTLE OF ARDELAY

Les Herbiers
Castles to visit
Château d'Ardelay, one of the most remarkable examples of medieval and military architecture ... Read more
2025

CASTLE OF COMMEQUIERS

Impasse des Tours, Commequiers
Castles to visit
This castle surrounded by water, forms an octagon with eight towers linked together by a ... Read more
2025

DOLMEN CRAZY STONES

Commequiers
Monuments to visit
This set of twelve stones formed a continuous gallery in the shape of a vault Read more
2025

LIME KILNS

Chantonnay
Monuments to visit
Kilns located in Chantonnay, built to practice the calcination of limestone and transform it ... Read more
2025

MOULIN A ÉLISE PARK

30, rue de la Colonne, Le Poiré-Sur-Vie
Monuments to visit
The Moulin à Élise in Le Poiré-sur-Vie, one of the last mills still in operation, built from ... Read more
2025

POZZUOLAN CASTLE

Rue du Vieux-Château, Pouzauges
Castles to visit
Medieval castle of the 12th century with defensive system, nightly torchlight escapades, ... Read more
2025

MONUMENT OF THE COMMANDER GUILBAUD

Mouchamps
Monuments to visit
Sculpture of a plane planted in the ground, raised in 1930 in memory of the aviator, René ... Read more
2025

LA CANTAUDIÈRE CASTLE

Moutiers-Les-Mauxfaits
Castles to visit
This Renaissance building is located 2 km from the town, on the road to Avrillé Read more
2025

THE HALLS

Moutiers-Les-Mauxfaits
Markets
The Halles, built in 1765, are the great attraction of the city Read more
2025

THE GAUMIER FULLER MILL

Gaumier, Cugand-La-Bernardière
Monuments to visit
The Moulin à Foulon de Gaumier, the only working Moulin à Foulon in France, is a hydraulic ... Read more
2025

THE OLD WASH-HOUSE

Rue de La Noironnière, La Chaize-Le-Vicomte
Monuments to visit
This washhouse could accommodate about twenty washerwomen, generally "professionals" of the ... Read more

FLOCELLIERE CASTLE

La Flocellière, Sèvremont
Castles to visit
Castle with a park to visit, one of the oldest in Western France and one of those inhabited for ... Read more
2025

THE BIG EARTH VILLA

4, Avenue de la Corniche, Saint-Hilaire-De-Riez
Monuments to visit
A remarkable historic villa in Saint-Hilaire, a symbol of 1930s seaside architecture. Read more

WINDOWS

Bouin
Monuments to visit
2025

THE MILLS OF THE WARRIOR

La Guérinière
Visit Points of interest
Mills renowned for their high cereal production, one of the many distinctive features of the ... Read more