Puy Du Fou Theme Park - French Holidays and places to visit in France.
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Puy Du Fou Theme Park and French Holidays
Puy Du Fou is near the Vendee Coast, France. The Vendee Coast is part of west central France on the Atlantic Ocean just south of Brittany so it just begins to pick up the Mediterranean weather; therefore It has a warm climate with good weather and beaches. The Puy Du Fou amusement park is well worth a visit but it is best to pre-book, especially if you wish to see the Cinescenie in the evening. The Grand Parc has a number of exhibits to explore including the medieval village and the Victorian era village with side-shows and entertainment going on throughout the day. And a number of main open-air shows at regular intervals during the day, each lasting up to 40 minutes; such as the Vikings; Gallo-Roman Stadium where Gladiators fight and chariot races take place; the Phantom Birds Dance; and the Battle of the Keep. And after dark the spectacular two-hour pre-booked Cinescenie show takes place in the open-air with over 1000 actors taking part.
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mwaybob May 17, 2011 @ 5:21 am | delete
- I have been looking into Vendee and this place has really caught my eye and sounds really interesting
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Nathanville
May 17, 2011 @ 10:03 am | delete
- The Vendee is spectacular and the Puy Du Fou Theme Park is well worth the visit, we've been there twice (the second time for two days) and we fully enjoyed each visit.
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- Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
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Robin_Forlonge_Patterson
Apr 15, 2009 @ 6:00 am | delete
- Eight years of academic study of French, so I could probably make myself understood if I visited. My prime interest would be a little further south. See my lens about possible ancestry in Languedoc. Our wines win as many world titles (per head of population) as theirs do!
However, we in New Zealand have not all forgotten that the only fatal act of terrorism in this country was the bombing of the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior" by French Government agents. It was therefore with some disgust that we heard that the French Government was among the bodies that was trying to tell our Government that Ahmed Zaoui, who had been a respected academic in a democratically elected government in North Africa until it was overthrown by force, was a terrorist who should not be allowed into New Zealand.
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- I love France! Welcome to All Things Travel.
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Gallo-Roman Stadium
Gladiators and chariot races
Gladiators is set in a replica of an amphitheatre that is 115 metres long and 75 metres wide and sits 6000 spectators. It recreates the atmosphere of Gaul during Roman times and is set during the time of Diocletian, when there was great unrest. The show features a traditional parade of people and animals, gladiatorial combat and chariot racing. The Battle of the Keep
Medieval Battle
The Battle of the Keep is based on a French Donjon in the year 1429 during the Grand Chivalry Festival when an attack by English Knights disrupts the tournament. This show features Jousting, trick-riding, horseback duels and a spectacular flame-throwing castle and other spectacular medieval armoured weapons! The Vikings
Viking Longboat spectacular
The Vikings is set in a reconstructed 1000 year old fortress that is attacked by a Viking Longship. The story begins with a marriage in the village, just before the arrival of a Viking Longboat. Special effects include the emergence of a Longboat from underwater, and a saint walking on the water! Plenty of fighting, humour and in Pou Du Fou tradition, fire! The Vendée Coast
West central France on the Atlantic Ocean and south of Brittany
The Vendée coast is over 160 km and is made up of mostly sandy beaches; the sand being fine, very soft and very light in colour. This part of France has an exceptionally mild climate with plenty of day and night attractions including popular resorts such as Les Sables-d'Olonne, La Tranche-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-de-Monts. Because of the exceptional mild climate during the summer months there are always plenty of night open-air shows such as fireworks displays, medieval festivals and the parade of boats. Many of these shows start after 8pm and go onto midnight when the temperature is still 20 Celsius.Inland, the chief attractions include the Marais Poitevin (an area of marshlands famed for wildlife), the forested area around the village of Mervent, the rolling countryside of the Bocage and the historical theme park at the Puy du Fou.
Evening Entertainment - Open-air Shows
Medieval Festivals, parade of the boats, fireworks display and much more.
Every year we go to France we head for the Vendee coast, and when we get there we look for the local attractions for the week; especially the open-air evening shows and festivals which are always spectacular. We might not speak French and therefore may not be able to understand the words but the actions speak for themselves, and we are never disappointed. Day Trips
Noirmoutier, Mini-village and Butterfly Farm
Day trips are never a disappointment. Noirmoutier offers a spectacular Mini-village and Papillons a Butterfly Farm. Saint-Gilles often offer boat and fireworks display. And on the journey back to England, time permitting Le Mont-Saint-Michel is always worth a day visit. Then there are also plenty of spectacular zoos to visit, wildlife and historical places to fill the day; that is of course if you can find the time to drag yourself off the gorgeous sandy beaches! Château
French Castles
All over France, just like England, are plenty of Châteaux (castles) many in ruins, many not. Some are free to visit a few have a small entry fee. Many of the medieval festivals take place in the ruins of Châteaux during the cooler air of the evening. The festivals lay on plenty of food, drink and entertainment to last the evening through, and always minstrels music; a medieval European bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about real or imaginary. Places and Nature to see in France
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- Vive la révolution! French MP starts race to Napoleonland
- The Puy du Fou themepark in western France, set up by the rightwing politician Philippe de Villiers, attracts 1.4 million to its medieval re-enactments and Viking extravaganzas. Historians, many already critical of Sarkozy's use of historical ...
- Napoleonland? I bet the Brits will be first in the queue for that theme park!
- In the footsteps of the endlessly popular Disneyland Paris (which is the amusement park's sole outpost in Europe), Parc Asterix and Le Puy du Fou - a Viking-themed adventure park - the French couldn't be more aware that spoon-fed entertainment is a ...
- Un parc Napoléon à la conquête du pays de Mickey
- Mais Laurent Albert, directeur général du parc du Puy-du-Fou (Vendée), modèle du parc historique qui a réussi, rappelle que, si le thème Napoléon "paraît très bon", il est "compliqué aujourd'hui de monter un parc". Il faut "un bon financement, ...
- France mulls 'Napoleonland' theme park
- Mr Jego said he would draw inspiration from Puy du Fou, a leisure park in western France that has attractions evoking such historical themes as the Vikings and the Musketeers. But he would also borrow concepts from the Asterix Park outside Paris.
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