| The Vendee is a region with a rich historical past, | | | | built on an island in the Golfe de Pictons in 1003. It |
| and a Vendee camping holiday is an excellent way | | | | became common for artists and writers to |
| to discover the region's rich heritage. With a range | | | | retreat to this abbey, and the likes of Francois |
| of campsites and accommodation to choose | | | | Rabelais were known to seek solitude within its |
| from, you can enjoy a range of cultural activities | | | | walls. Climb to the top of the esplanade for a |
| as you learn about the history of the region you | | | | magnificent view of the remains of the cathedral |
| are holidaying in. | | | | and seven halls towering above the ground. |
| The Abbeys of Nieul sur l'Autise and Maillezais | | | | The Historial de la Vendee at Les Lucs sur |
| There are two abbeys in Vendee which have | | | | Boulogne |
| particular historical significance, and would be a | | | | Allow yourself to be transported back to |
| great starting point to discover the region's | | | | prehistoric times, and experience a journey |
| history while camping in Vendee. The Abbey of | | | | through history to the present day. On a |
| Nieul sur l'Autise was founded in 1068, and | | | | 3,500m² estate, you will meet the early |
| became the Royal Abbey of Eleanor of Aquitaine | | | | Neolithic hunters alongside the humanists of the |
| in the 13th century. As you walk through the | | | | Renaissance period. You can wander through a |
| abbey grounds, you will feel the ancient | | | | village from a century gone by, and stroll down a |
| atmosphere of years gone by, and it is well worth | | | | street from the Gallo-Roman era. This fascinating |
| a visit when on a Vendee camping holiday. | | | | attraction will make for an interesting day out |
| The abbey is one of the few remaining monastic | | | | when on a Vendee camping holiday, with a whole |
| churches which still contain a church, cloisters and | | | | world of history just waiting to be discovered. |
| monastic buildings, and it houses the only | | | | The Logis de la Chabotterie at Saint Sulpice le |
| remaining Romanesque quarter in France. You can | | | | Verdon |
| step back in time in this ancient abbey, when | | | | A trip to this interesting historical park is sure to |
| paying it a visit on a Vendee camping holiday. You | | | | be an enlightening experience when camping in |
| can also attend the Abbey Festival, where | | | | Vendee. Enter the world of the gentility that lived |
| classical and sacred music is performed, and | | | | in the countryside in the pre-revolution years. This |
| during the summer months you can journey | | | | historic site marks the end of the War of |
| through history every Thursday on the Jeudis de | | | | Vendee, with 10 furnished rooms including sounds |
| la Saint-Jacques tour. | | | | effects and a formal, enclosed garden. |
| The Abbey of Maillezais is a Benedictine abbey, | | | | If you're camping in Vendee in the summer, this |
| both beautiful and historic. This is an interesting | | | | trip could be particularly enjoyable, with carriage |
| trip to make when camping in Vendee, and is | | | | rides and guided tours in period costume, a fun |
| definitely worth the effort. It was the former | | | | day out for the whole family. |
| burial place of the dukes of Aquitaine, and was | | | | |