What’s going on in the Deux Sevres?
A Gourmand and Nature Lover’s Delight.
Deux-Sèvres is home to the Marais Poitevin, also known as France’s ‘green Venice’, and the country’s second largest wetland. The area has been created, shaped and maintained by water throughout history, and is criss-crossed by a network of canals which can be explored by boat in a traditional barque. Nature lovers can spot plenty of flora and fauna, including an array of birdlife while boating along the water or while exploring the landscape along the many miles of level marked trails. Don’t miss Coulon, the capital of the Marais Poitevin.
Various types of goat’s cheese are made in Deux-Sèvres, and the torteau fromagé is a cheesecake made from goat’s cheese with an unusual black crust, traditionally served with champagne at weddings. The Marais Poitevin is the most important area of Angelica cultivation in France, and the plant is used to make a local liqueur. The town of Echiré produces the world famous eponymous butter which has to be tasted.
World Class Theme Parks for all the Family.
Zoodyssée
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For a fun-filled day out, the town of Villiers-en-Bois is home to Zoodyssée, a 25-hectare wildlife park at the heart of a national forest with more than 500 animals and 60 different species waiting to be explored
Futuroscope.
Recognised worldwide for the quality of its attractions inspired by the world of cinema and digital, the Futuroscope is the flagship of the tourist offer in France.
“One of the most amazing amusement parks in France”
La Batonniere is less than an hour’s drove from these amazing attractions.
Puy du Fou
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Voted Best Park in the World in 2014, Puy du Fou offers more than 20 spectacular shows for the whole family, day and night. Take a trip back in time in this 50 hectare park of treasures.
An adventure through the ages, less than 90mins from La Batonniere.
Travel through the centuries with extraordinary shows around equestrian waterfalls of knights, breathtaking reconstructions of circus games, adventures of capes and swords as if you were part of it and air ballets of majestic birds.
Parthenay.
An Historic Medieval Town with Plenty to Enjoy.
Niort.
The Beautfull Capital of the Deux Sevres
Vouhe.
The Village of Vouhe