THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ARMANDÈCHE
Les Sables-D'Olonne
Towers to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
Built in 1968 by architect Maurice Durand, this lighthouse in Les Sables-d'Olonne has been ...Read more
THE JACOBSEN JETTY
Noirmoutier-En-L'Ile
Visit Points of interest
4/5
(2 reviews)
Chaussée built in 1812 by Jean-Corneille Jacobsen de la Rosnière, a jetty converted into a ...Read more
THE APREMONT CASTLE
Rue Saint-Père, Apremont
Castles to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Château d'Apremont, built on a rocky promontory and featuring a chapel with a single nave.Read more
RAMBOURG MILL
Nesmy
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A water mill where the wheel is the engine, the millstream is the reservoir and the water is ...Read more
THE CITADELLE
L'Ile-D'Yeu
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
Citadel built to protect the island, interesting for the small wood of holm oaks which ...Read more
THE MILL OF THE CONCHETTE
1, rue de l'Océan, Jard-Sur-Mer
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A mill overlooking the harbor, a great address to discover in Jard-sur-Mer.Read more
THE MILLS OF THE HAMMER TERRIER
Rue du Terrier Marteau, Pouzauges
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A visit to the Terrier Marteau mills in Pouzauges, to learn more about flour production.Read more
THE MELUSINE TOWER
Place du Bail, Vouvant
Towers to visit
3/5
(2 reviews)
The tower of Melusine, the only preserved part of the castle of Lusignan which is located in ...Read more
LAUGHING MILL
33, Route de Saint-Jean de Monts, Sallertaine
Monuments to visit
3/5
(1 review)
This mill remains today one of the rare authentic representatives of the old milling industryRead more
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF WHEATEN
La Barre De Monts - Fromentine
Works of art to see
3/5
(1 review)
Lighthouse classified as a historical monument, consisting of a lenticular device of 0.25 m ...Read more
THE GREETING
12, cour du Château, Bazoges-En-Pareds
Towers to visit
3/5
(1 review)
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
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
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
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
SAINT-MESMIN CASTLE
Saint-Mesmin
Castles to visit
14th century castle, defensive fortress with castle tower, drawbridge, knocker and water moat, ...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HOSPITAL BLOCKHOUSE MUSEUM
Rue de Verdun, Les Sables-D'Olonne
Military monuments
World War II museum in a former German hospitalRead more
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
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
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
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
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
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
DOLMEN CRAZY STONES
Commequiers
Monuments to visit
This set of twelve stones formed a continuous gallery in the shape of a vaultRead more
LIME KILNS
Chantonnay
Monuments to visit
Kilns located in Chantonnay, built to practice the calcination of limestone and transform it ...Read more
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
POZZUOLAN CASTLE
Rue du Vieux-Château, Pouzauges
Castles to visit
Medieval castle of the 12th century with defensive system, nightly torchlight escapades, ...Read more
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
LA CANTAUDIÈRE CASTLE
Moutiers-Les-Mauxfaits
Castles to visit
This Renaissance building is located 2 km from the town, on the road to AvrilléRead more
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
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
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
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