Pays de Saint Jean de Monts can be experienced all year round! Make the most of your holiday to add to your memories and keep them for the rest of the year, until you return to us in Vendée for your nest holiday.
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Collect shells and driftwood to make a souvenir of your Vendée holiday
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Try and spot Ile d’Yeu and Noirmoutier
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Treat yourself to a Chichi doughnut
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Practice some yoga on the beach at sunset
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Try out your Tarzan skills on a high-ropes course
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Treat yourself to a gâche (brioche) with salted caramel butter for your mid-afternoon snack
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Breathe in the fresh forest air on your bicycle
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Have a family picnic in the shade of the pine trees
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Watch out for squirrels and deers with a pair of binoculars
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Perfect your golf swing overlooking the sea
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Be amazed at the changing colours of the marshes
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Find a bourrine (local traditional peasant cottage)
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Go shopping on Saint Jean de Monts markets to find the best local souvenir
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Have a night out and enjoy one of the open-air shows – often free of charge
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Play golf all year round on one of the best links courses in France
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Savour pignons (local clams) with cream in one of Saint Jean de Monts restaurants
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Have time for yourself doing a Nordic walk
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Take to the seas with a ferry crossing to Ile d’Yeu
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Build a shelter in the woods
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Try a ‘salicorne’
You can eat it fresh like a green bean or in a jar like a pickle
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Meditate in front of the seafront villa ‘Dar Koum’ in Fromentine
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Learn to sail on a catamaran between Noirmoutier and Ile d’Yeu
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Stroll along the 400m of the Estacade (pier) in Saint Jean de Monts
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Try your luck with a hook and line in the canals
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Meet an enthusiastic local producer
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Walk along the fishing posts at Porteau and the old-fashioned port of Pont Neuf in La Barre de Monts
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Take a souvenir photo of your Vendée holidays in front of the little lighthouse (Petit Feu) in Fromentine
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Discover local nature at Biotopia
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Paddle your canoe along the waterways of the Breton Vendeen marshes
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Climb the steps of the Pey de la Blet viewing platform
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Fly your first kite on the beach
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Write a loving message in the sand
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Try fion (local egg custard tarts) at any time of the day
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Stop the world whilst you have a treatment at the Thalasso Spa
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A toast to your Vendée holidays on the sea front with a glass of Vendéen wine
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Gaze at the horizon and dream of new adventures
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