Sports and leisure activities Marais poitevin

Second club in the prefecture of Les Deux-Sèvres, Niort athletic rugby club evolves in the shadow of its large neighbour the Niortais Stadium. The CRAN, at the regional level, has topped itself with a nice record in the last few seasons. In 2009, the Niortais removed the regional title of the second regional series. The following year, they won the first series shield. This season, CRAN changes at the regional level and will try to enrich its trophy cupboard again.

This complete art and open to everyone was made famous by the cinema. Who has never seen a parodie parodie or démonstration demonstration? Yet this sport is much more complex than it seems. It's not a question of stirring arms and legs by pushing screeching, that nenni! The figures and links are acquired as a physical and mental work force. This sport brings many benefits to the body and improves traction, balance, agility, flexibility and memory. It is a practice that children will enjoy and help to develop their trust in them and to channel their energy and it is the parents who will be happy!

50 m below the Abbey car park (access via the Abbey reception desk without going through the ticket office), this boat landing stage welcomes you for a stroll in the shade of weeping willows, ash trees and poplars. With a boatman, wander silently through the ditches, gullies and channels under the green canopy of pollarded ash trees. You can also go on your own, in a boat or a canoe, with your family or friends. Gliding on a carpet of lentils, you will travel through this labyrinth of canals and ditches, where green is king and nature is luxuriant.

This parcabout offers an experience that will give you good sensations at 9 m high, without harness (from 4 years old). Climb, jump or run between the trees. You will evolve in complete safety, without equipment on the 2 000 m², and on several levels. Acrobatics, jumps or swings in the nets, everyone will find their rhythm in this spider's web woven in the trees of the Parc Baron. Playground for 2-4 year olds. Relaxation area with deckchairs, shaded terrace.

Here are some fishing sites in the Chaillé-les-Marais region: the Dutch Belt Canal, the Vienna Canal, the Boivre Canal, La Boissière Canal, the Canal of Guinea, the Canal of the Five Abbots, the Fall canal, the La Sablière Pond on the Island of Turkey.

From Damvix, three circuits: Vals d'Autize (33 km), des écluses (20 km), des frênes (20 km), which will take you through the wet marsh to enjoy the splendid landscapes. From Le Mazeau, the Garennes circuit (26 km) will take you to visit the characteristic ports and harbors of the region. The port of Courdault will be the starting point of the towpath circuit (16 km) which will take you along the old towpaths. The Ragondins circuit (16 km) starts in Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux and will take you on a small loop between marshes and plains.

The best way to discover the Venise Verte is to rent a river boat to be close to nature and enjoy the unique landscape of the green lentils covering the étiers. The pier "La grenouille Bleue" welcomes you for a boat trip (with or without a guide), canoeing or pedal boat in the conches, canals and gullies starting from the port of Damvix. Take a break on the shaded terrace at the water's edge and have a snack on the spot.

Come and have fun on an indoor electric karting circuit installed in a 4,500^m2 complex. An asphalt track of 350 m on which 12 electric karts can evolve at the same time. The karts are designed and developed with a specific technology of their own. Sessions of 10 minutes for adults or children. If you are more of a spectator, you can enjoy the bar-terrace area with a panoramic view of the large car-bike track, or sit in the 80 m² box overlooking the karting hall. Room for events with a capacity of 250 people.

This equestrian centre offers the opportunity to discover horse riding. Qualified instructors, thanks to an adapted pedagogy, welcome beginners and experienced riders. Discover the different disciplines of horse riding for amateurs or in competition. Private lessons for all levels, horse lessons for teenagers and adults, pony and double pony lessons for the youngest, baby pony activity from 4 years old and equi-handi. Also horse boarding, they take care of the work of the horses and ponies.

Do you know what an autogyro is? It's a flying machine powered by a motor-driven propeller, similar to a helicopter. Departing from Luçon, aboard this gyrocopter, discover the beaches of southern Vendée, from l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer to la Tranche-sur-Mer, via l'île de Ré and La Rochelle. Alone on board with an experienced instructor, you'll even have the chance to take the controls and learn how to fly, as flying lessons are also available. You'll also be able to enjoy the magnificent scenery. A great gift idea, don't you think?

Classified as a Natura 2000 area, the banks of this 42-hectare municipal lake are a natural site ideal for relaxation. A 4.5 km trail offers walkers and joggers a typical landscape in which to admire the flora of the dried marsh and enjoy the water's edge to the full. It's a great place for fishing, with waters rich in carp. Swimming is prohibited, but it's a popular spot for picnics. Bike rentals available in summer.

Located in a small village of the Marais Poitevin, between Maillezais and Damvix, the Embarcadère de l'Autize, offers boat rental, with or without a guide, whether you are alone, in family or in group. We advise you to take advantage of the guided tours in order to learn all about the secrets of the Marais Poitevin and of this territory more precisely. Admire this unique landscape, typical of the area, which has remained in its wild state. The other plus of this pier, it proposes a small restoration on the spot. So, don't miss the opportunity to have lunch on the waterfront, in this beautiful environment.

Created almost 10 years ago, the workshops attract all those who love writing and want to get started. Organized throughout the year, twice a month as well as on weekends, they are led with finesse by Sylvaine, a true lover of words. In a climate of trust and a friendly atmosphere, you'll discover the richness of words in a spontaneous way, in a caring environment conducive to creativity and self-fulfillment.

The port has existed since the ^16th century, exporting cereals until the early 1970s. However, the construction of silos at La Pallice and restrictions on the tonnage of ships entering Marans condemned this activity. Lumber imports from the North continued until the 1990s. Now a marina, Marans has 180 berths and 10 visitor berths. Sailors benefit from a host of services: free toilets and showers 24 hours a day, drinking water and electricity on the pontoons, wifi. Above all, shops are close at hand.

Imagine the Marais Poitevin from the air - what a marvel! You fly over the wet and dry marshes between land and sea. We'll take you to the take-off site, introduce you to the assembly of the hot-air balloon (made in France); from there, you'll enjoy a breathtaking 1-hour aerial tour, during which we'll tell you all about piloting and weather conditions. Prices increase on weekends, but are reduced according to the number of budding aeronauts. Private gondolas available (max. 2 people).

No, the CVS does not organize downhill avenue Paris. The association manages a former hotel in the Pyrenees and offers summer and summer stays for mountain and ski enthusiasts, a coaching and lessons included in the rates. Home of snow classes also. For more information and contact the association at 05 62 92 83 41.

The Club de Sport FFRandonnée Pédestre Deux-Sèvres represents the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre in the Deux-Sèvres département. The club is made up of 41 associations affiliated to the Federation, bringing together 2619 hikers. In partnership with the Conseil Départemental and the Agence de Développement Touristique, the club creates, marks out and maintains the department's approved hiking trails (GR©, GRP© and PR). The club's volunteers work tirelessly to develop a network of hiking trails covering some 3,000 km, making the Deux-Sèvres a recognized hiking destination. To support the club and enjoy some of the finest trails in the Deux-Sèvres, you can take out an individual license (Randocarte) or join one of the 40 clubs in the département.

A graduate of the École des Beaux-arts de Poitiers and C.A.F.A.S., Richard Gautier is an exceptional painter who perfectly masters oil painting, watercolour and of course drawing. It is therefore at his workshop that he proposes to discover his art and teach you the basics, unless you come to perfection in which case, you will be enchanted by his talents to work light. It will teach you, in particular, oil painting, in the way of the Flemish and the Venetians, which allows for more real light than nature.

Eve, a French champion of Karate Contact in 2006 and Judikaël, a federal instructor, awaits you to share their passion for this martial art. Many forms of karate are proposed so that everyone finds what suits him best. In the right mood, you will learn karate movements and combinations and develop your flexibility, concentration and trust in you. Not to mention your body that will be changed! A serious but fun art!

Art too little known, the Taïji Quan - Qi Gong is a physical practice of all the body demanding, in sweetness, all muscles. Flexibility and breathing are improving and at the rate of each one is a whole palette of profits on the body and mind that make sense. A true school of slowness and consistency, this art teaches patience and achieves a high level of concentration. The sequence of movements follows the rhythm of the body and in practice of practice will make it possible to obtain the right gesture, the one that follows natural continuity and the injunctions of the yi.