Marais Poitevin Niort

Niort Marais Poitevin: what to do, what to see…

What should you absolutely see, do and taste when you visit Niort and the Marais Poitevin? From the calm waters of the marshes to the old stone monuments Niort and its region will take you back in time on an enchanting break. Immediate boarding!

What to see

  • The Poitevin Marshlands: Green Venice of France
  • The "burning water"
  • The Halls of Niort
  • The Niort Dungeon
  • Church of Saint André
  • The Stocks
  • The Foucault Fort

What to do

  • Visit the Bernard D’Agesci Museum
  • See a photo exhibition at the Villa Pérochon Contemporary Photography Art Centre
  • Play a round on the Niort-Romagné Golf course
  • Go on a donkey ride
  • Visit the Marshland Ecomuseum in Coulon
  • Take a boat trip through Green Venice
  • Go on a treasure hunt in the marshlands
  • Take a carriage ride
  • Go on a hot air balloon trip over the marshlands
    (Departure from Coulon - Magné - Niort, 79510 Coulon, Tel.: +33 (0)6 09 93 95 40)

And nearby:

What to taste

  • The "gratte-cul" (Rose Hip delicacies)
  • Coucougnettes (Marzipan sweets)
  • Pipi d'âne (liquor)
  • The marshland aperitif
  • 'Angelic" liquor
  • "Troussepinette" (local aperitif)
  • Protected PDO "Echiré" butter
  • "Mogettes" sweets
  • Echiré butter caramel
  • "L’angélique confite" (boiled sweets)
  • Racoon Paté
  • Poitevin Stuffing
  • Frogs-leg terrine

What to bring back

  • A bottle of the local aperitif
  • A bottle of "Angelic" liquor
  • A bag of "mogette" sweets
  • A bag of "Echiré" butter caramels
  • "Tête de Mule" Beer and Lemonade
  • Angelica products from Huvelin
  • Handmade Angelica soap

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Fruitière de Mizauderie

Since 2009, Patrick Gibeaud has been a producer of apples, pears and stone fruits in Le Beugnon, in Gâtine

It also offers fruit juices. It sells its products through direct sales and short circuits, at markets or through local associations.

Sale to individuals only apples, pears from September to April

Markets: NIORT: Thursday and Saturday mornings.

The activity was done with a low chemical input practice before the organic conversion in 2015. The estate has been certified organic since 2015.

Contact by mail: patrick.gibeaud0666@hotmail.fr

Lieu Dit Mizaudrie Rte de Secondigny - Le Beugnon 79130 BEUGNON-THIREUIL
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Etangs communaux du Beugnon

At the communal ponds, enjoy two ponds suitable for fishing. Labelled as a family course by the Fishing Federation. Fishing shelters. Pontoon for people with disabilities. No-kill fishing, you must have a fishing card (information on www.peche-en-deux-sevres.com). For families, playground and picnic tables available.

79130 BEUGNON-THIREUIL
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La Rosette des Prés

Pigs love to run, exercise, turn the earth and roll around in the mud... they can enjoy their favourite pastimes all the time. It's good for their health and well-being.



Our butchers and cooks all share the values of authenticity, work well done in the "rules of the art". Our cutting and cooking workshop built in 2004 allows us to prepare the meats in the best conditions.



Meat and charcuterie from free-range pigs raised on the farm, delicatessen, blue-white heart label



On-site boutique open: Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday morning 9am-1pm



In addition purchases of local products such as flour, paste, lentils, kinoa, honey, apple juice, beers



On orders: collection of goods from Monday to Wednesday



Halles de NIORT: Thursday and Saturday: shop at market time in MENDES from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 am to 7.30 pm.

La Chevallerie 79160 FENIOUX
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La Ferme de la Martinière

Goat breeders, Marie Ristor and Romain Le Dret are starting a craft brewery

Installed since 2019 at the Martinière farm in Vernoux-en-Gâtine, Marie and Romain raise 220 goats on 45 hectares

Their adventure in organic breeding has given ideas to these foam lovers. An amateur brewer since 2013, Romain wanted to move on and diversify the farm's activity. Just like the food for their animals, the components of the famous drink come from their farm

The necessary barley is grown on site. The seed is sent to a malting plant to be recuperated later. Only the hops do not come from the farm.

For the moment, a blonde, an amber and a brown beer have been brewed. A second blonde beer is in the pipeline.

Apart from the markets, the beers are also sold directly at the farm, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

Lieu-dit La Martinière 79240 VERNOUX-EN-GATINE
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Les Saveurs de Gâtine

In the centre of the Gâtine, the EARL les Saveurs de Gâtine welcomes you to discover its vegetable greenhouses and apple orchards.
The farm shop is open all year round on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm and on Fridays from 9am to 3pm to 6.30pm

Lieu-dit La Bramière 79130 SECONDIGNY
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Brasserie Louis et Marguerite

The farm brewery offers you organic and traditional beers. Our beers are brewed from the cereals that we cultivate (barley, corn, wheat...) since 1961 making them unique. 6 beers of character : Blonde, white, triple, golden blonde, brown and 5 cereals are already available. All you have to do is discover them.

Brewing workshop, visit, introduction to beerology, creation of custom-made beers for your events. Discover our activities linked to the brewery farm and our local and organic beers.
You are a fan of craft beers and curious to discover more about the Craft? You want to spend a unique moment in total immersion at the brewery farm? You have the soul of a brewer? You want to offer an unforgettable gift? The Louis & Marguerite workshops offer you the possibility to brew your own beer.

La Grande Vaux La Chapelle-Thireuil 79160 BEUGNON-THIREUIL
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