Information : The Vendee coastal isles for families 4 days
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Your holiday along the Eurovelo 1 begins at the very heart of the Breton salterns of the Vendée between sea and mainland. The scenery is astonishing, with water meadows and polders cut through by canals and drained by salt channels.
Then it's on to the island of Noirmoutier, and the deepening impression of being in another world as you penetrate further into the isle. Then there are beaches, salterns, visits to little fishing ports, and forward to the third part of the programme as you set foot on the Ile d'Yeu with its wild coastline, fine sandy beaches little white cottages and the sea air to inhale, deeply. You could imagine that you were out to sea!
You'll love
the traffic-free itineraries through the salt flats
cycling across the Gois (tidal causeway) to get to Noirmoutier
the fine sands of the Isle of Yeu
trying the seafood
a variety of accommodation
Program : The Vendee coastal isles for families 4 days
Arrival in Noirmoutier en l'Île in the late afternoon.
The island of Noirmoutier is nicknamed the "island of mimosas" for its mild climate which allows mimosas to grow and bloom in winter. The dominant landscapes are salt marshes, dunes and holm oak forests.
Welcome and installation in the rooms.
Dinner where you will at Noirmoutier and night in 3 star hotel.
D2
Bike ride from Noirmoutier to Beauvoir sur Mer
27 km stage - between 3hrs.
This stage will take you to the mainland via the Gois passage, a submersible roadway, a real curiosity of the Vendée landscape, which can only be used at low tide.
Dinner and night in a guest house.
D3
Bike ride on the western side of the Island of Yeu
Ride in the western part of the Ile d'Yeu: 18,2 kms (3hrs).
You'll soon leave the bustle of the port behind you and come to the scenic track which follows the wild coastline. A succession of beaches set in a craggy coast. And a trip back in time with dolmens, menhirs and old castles.
Dinner where you will at Port-Joinville followed by night at a 2 star hotel (or guest house).
D4
Ride on the eastern side of the Ile d'Yeu
24 km stage. Around 3hrs.
The first part of the route is typified by beaches and gentle coastal scenery. At the tip of the island, called "les corbeaux" (the crows), it's the wild and austere atmosphere of the island of Yeu that dominates. The route back through the interior of the island, which passes between the neat white houses of the village of St Sauveur, is sheer escapism.
In the afternoon, you will take the boat back to the mainland.
This is the end of your trip and the start of a new adventure!
Tariffs high season
In hight season, departures only possible in 7 days version
*Rates based on a room shared with two adults. Single-parent families, please contact us.
What's included?
1 night in half board in guesthouse
2 nights in B&B in 3 star hotels
Parking available near the first accommodation
Taxi from Beauvoir to Fromentine and from Fromentine to Noirmoutier
Luggage transport
Includes ferry ticket for Fromentine - Ile d'Yeu crossing.
Roadbook and routemarked maps provided.
Update GPS tracks
Technical and logistical assistance
Optional
Bike rental from (required as it is difficult to transport bikes to île d'Yeu):
Bike for adult or junior (from 1m45) : 70 €
MTB for child (under 1m45) : 40 €
Trailer bike or bike cart for child : 40 €
Child seat : 8 €
Electric power bike rental for adult or junior (from 1m45) : 120 €
What's not included?
Dinners of day 1 and 3
Beverage and extra
Round tour transfer from home to the first accomodation
Facultative cancellation and repatriation insurance
Characteristics of circuits
Family cycle tour.
Very little level change.
Organisation
These holidays are much more about relaxed exploration than athletic performance. We transport your luggage between the stages and your roadbook will guide you from beginning to end. We also provide all necessary logistical and technical assistance.
Accommodation is in 2 or 3 star hotels and tourist residence chosen for their atmosphere, warm welcome and environmental and architectural setting. Certain stages are programmed without an evening meal but you'll find there are plenty of nearby eating places of various kinds.
N.B : the accommodation described above is given as an indication and may have to be modified according to availability at the moment when final reservation is confirmed.
Access
By car
Highway at Nantes - 60 km
By air
Nantes Atlantique Airport + bus or taxi to Notre Dame de Monts
By train
Nantes railway station then by bus or taxi to Notre Dame de Monts
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