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Welcome to the north of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, sitting proudly between the Marais Poitevin and the first castles...
There’s a few good ways to explore the Marais poitevin, a vast territory that lies between Niort and La Rochelle....
Mogettes, or “mojhette” in local dialect, are dry white beans of the Phaseolus vulgaris species, also known as...
What should you absolutely see, do and taste when you visit Niort and the Marais Poitevin? From the calm waters of the...
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An 18-hole golf course with practice area, 6-hole learning course. Beginner's lessons with a certified instructor.
Products: Poultry ready to leather, prepared dishes (poultry, chicken rillettes, foie gras cnard, confit, terrine, duck sausage). Operation of 30 ha. Places of Sale: At the farm store Biocoop Bressuire shop "Living Water" and "Green Tub" in Chauray, store "La Clef des Champs" in Bessines, doors open early December.
Pougné-Hérisson is a legendary village engendering the tallest of tales. So tall, in fact, that the simple existence of this Poitou hamlet may appear uncertain, which is not the case! In mid-August, a Pougné festival indeed takes place, as a new capital abruptly rises out of its granite, desertified magma. The town in progress encounters urban growing pains as it turns into a place for citizens, words, exchanges, life in tribes, unsafe streets... It becomes not so much a city, as an ambitious megalopolis. In a few days will emerge from the earth a university, a hospital, embassies and ministries, international centers for shows, tribunals, a stock exchange... 150 artists for 2 days of street theater, justice, tales, songs, games, Tamenti, urban events, lectures, educational activities. Link with the video on the site: www.dailymotion.com/swf/vidxeo/xasnf7.
Operating 22 hectare (25 000 birds per year) chicken, guinea fowl, cnard, duck, goose, capon, hen. Canned farm products (rillettes of chicken, duck, goose pate chicken gizzards, chicken liver mousse) Retail store Biocoop Bressuire.
On the Thouet river banks the campsite "du Bois Vert", 90 pitches, will bring you calm and Serenity.
Breeding of Poitou goats and donkeys. Poitou goat cheeses.
This real vegetable garden had to answer to the needs of the castle's masters and servants. It has always been managed using traditional methods. This 9000 m2 flower-vegetable garden, within stone walls, grows fruit trees, more than 50 varieties of plants, condiments, aromatic and medicinal plants, today's and yesterday's vegetables, numerous varieties of perennial and annual flowers, and gourds or cucurbits of all shapes, sizes and colours.
Products: Assorted vegetables all year round, strawberries in May and June. Farm of 4 ha. Point of Sale: At the farm on command (see website), summer market Pescalis Sunday morning
In an old village crossed by the GR36 (Way of Saint Jacques de Compostela) and the cycle track "The bike Francette" (Ouistreham-La Rochelle), a guest bedroom with all comforts, located in a house old surrounded by a large garden. Local bike secure and kitchen available. The owners, themselves practicing cycling, will direct you to a journey to discover the territory. In addition, they can accommodate a couple of riders and providing room for their horses.
The Laubreçais belvedere is located at the entrance to the Laubreçais quarry and affords a panorama on the presently operated quarry and its processing facilities. The site belongs the 'man and stone' network. The belvedere affords a superb panoramic view of the quarry now in use. An informative panel explains wastewater management on an industrial site.