A comprehensive network of walking and riding trails and of cycle paths covers the length of the coast and the hinterland, offering opportunities both recreational and sporting to discover the delights of the Vendée. The many rivers and streams threading their way through the marshlands can be explored by rowing boat or canoe on peaceful angling trips or idyllic days out on the water.
Lush marshlands, sandy beaches, woodlands and copses are home to a rich plant and animal life waiting to be discovered on country walks or in one of the Vendée’s thematic gardens or parks. In the ocean or on the beaches, anglers bait their hooks in expectation of a catch.
Somewhat greater thrills are offered by water sports such as windsurfing, catamaran sailing, kite-surfing, scuba diving, land-yachting and more besides.
In Saint Jean de Monts, Port Bourgenay and Olonne sur Mer, golfers can enjoy the lush greens, sandy soil and sea views. On the coast of the Vendée, two sea-water therapy centres offer the best treatments the ocean can provide.
