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Puy du Fou amusement park in Vendee

 

Le Puy du Fou.

Puy du Fou, it is an invitation to traverse France through the various outstanding periods of its past. Thus of the Gallo-Roman time to the industrialization of the country, it is more than 2.000 years of history which are told with the tourist.

The cinéscénie.

Night parade with scenes of attractions relative to various times. This very spectacular show is completed by an imposing fireworks.

Gladiators.

Spectator of the Maxime Circus in Rome, you attend the pitiless combat between mirmillons and retiairs, or the confrontations between the man and the wild beast. The visitors will remain in environment while going to dine at the restaurant “the Gallo-Roman Villa”.

Vikings.

The first millenium of the Christian era is ending. The Roman empire disappeared since a long time and the invasions of the German tribes are just a remember. But a new threat appears: Vikings, bold navigators and frightening warlike. After their settlement on the coast, they go up the Seine and obtain from the king of France, the right to settle on the grounds which will become Normandy.

the medieval city.

Walk in the lanes full with life of a city of the Middle Ages, discover the craftsmen working in their gravers and the peasants selling meats, fruit and vegetables on the markets.

The battle of the keep.

Tournament of knighthood, flies equestrian, attack of the keep, are in the program of the representation of this period which marks the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Rebirth.

Musketeers of Richelieu.

Immortalized by Alexandre Dumas, the musketeers, gentlemen crack corps clash in epic engagements with sword, by feet or with horses.

The village at the 18th century.

The whole activity of a village of the 18th century is presented: Work of the blacksmith, the sabot-maker and the potter, in a decoration reproducing perfectly the architecture of this time. On the place of the village, the tourist can lunch at the restaurant “le Relais de Poste” with the sound of an orchestra, and in a very convivial environment.

The bourg 1900.

We enter the "Belle Epoque", the first motor vehicles circulate, the children discover the horse-gears and the waiters serve you in the "bistrot", the restaurant of the Bourg.

The forest.

Constituted with 120 species of trees, the forest of Puy du Fou is a place of walk and relaxation. Its cafeteria, the "Rendez-vous des Ventres Faim", proposes you a tasty fast-food.

 

Lodging in Puy du Fou.

The amusement park of Puy du Fou accomodates you in its 2 hotels:
- The Villa Gallo Romaine includes 100 family rooms being able to receive up to 5 people each one.
- The logis Lescure: Several suites of charm.
- In addition, the hotel capacity of the area is important and many solutions of lodging in the neighbourhoods are at the disposal of the holiday makers.
- Stay Hotel Pays de Loire.
- Camp-site near Puy du Fou: Opened all the year, Rulières, camp-site close to Puy du Fou, is a 3 seasons establishment. The tourists can rent a bungalow for 4 to 7 people. On the spot, the children will appreciate the walks on ass. The swimming pool of the camp-site is heated.

Access to Puy du Fou:
- By plane: Atlantic Nantes airport.
- By train: Stations TGV of Nantes and Angers. The customers of the hotels of Puy du Fou profit from a free shuttle to reach the amusement park.
- By car: A87 motorway left N° 28.

Where to stay in Pays de Loire:

  • Island of Yeu: On holiday in the Island of Yeu the tourists have access to a broad range of water sports (hiring of sailing boat or canoe kayak, fishing at sea and plunged underwater.
  • La Tranche sur Mer: A hiring of house to La Tranche sur Mer offers to the holiday maker the pleasure of a stay at the seaside.
  • On holiday in Sables d'Olonne, the amateurs of water sports can practise the sail, the sand yacht or surfing.
  • La Baule, seaside resort on the Atlantic coast hasa 9 kilometers long beach, where one practices the complete range of water sports and polo.

To exactly choose its period to visit a thems park

August and July are traditionally the months of crowd in the seaside resorts, but also the period at the end of December at the beginning of January and holidays of February in the winter sports resorts.

September and June constitute the mid season.

Lastly, the pensioners will appreciate to leave on holiday in March, April, May, October or November in the south of France to be given a soft climate and better tariffs from seasonal hiring.

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