Les Sables d’Olonne

As the most famous seaside resort in Vendée, it also is where the well known Vendée Globe begins, the single-handed sailing circumnavigation.

It suggests doing activities for everyone : strolling along the fine sandy beaches, taking a walk along the fishing port or the salt marsh, playing a water sport, visiting the artistic quarter of L’Île Penotte famous for the only shells frescos of its kind in Europe.