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THE VENDÉE
and surrounding area
THE GUIDEBOOK
How can you make the most of your visit to this sunny
corner of western France?
Since 1994, Angela Bird’s friendly and informative guide has been the “bible” for visitors to the Vendée region. The 176 pages of this third edition - fully revised and updated for 2004 - contain maps, town plans and more than 100 photographs. It also provides recommendations for shops, markets and restaurants, plus a “Top 20” list of attractions that you just should not miss.
This book tells you how to look for labels that denote organic food products and gives hints on cooking such local specialities as quails’ eggs, mussels and langoustines. It takes you to the most interesting corners of St-Nazaire, Nantes, Cholet, Niort and La Rochelle. Those who also visit Angela’s information-packed website www.the-vendee.co.uk will find suggested routes from Channel ports, which will help them to skirt Rennes and Nantes without putting a foot wrong.
After nearly 35 years in the Vendée, Angela Bird is an expert not only on the area’s folklore and very bloody history, but also on places of interest for all tastes and ages. From amusement parks, aquariums and zoos, via collections of tractors, sewing-machines and kitchen utensils, to prehistoric monuments, unusual gardens, fine-art collections, and World War II relics, her dedicated search for culture and fun has left no stone unturned.
THE VENDÉE and surrounding area by Angela Bird
ISBN 0-9545803-0-3
Published May 2004 by Malnoue Publications
(malnouepublications@the-vendee.co.uk).
Available to order from bookshops throughout
UK (£9.95); in main Vendée bookshops (15€);
in some Vendée hypermarkets; and via www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.fr
Distribution by Portfolio Books (UK), and Cartothèque (France)
Diffusion en France par Cartothèque, 37390 Notre-Dame d’Oé (tel : 02 47 62 28 28)