Bretignolles sur Mer, Vendee - the beautiful Cote de Lumiere

Activities

Guests are welcome to use the owners’ 10 m x 5 m pool and sun lounging area. Cold drinks are available from the honesty bar.

If you play boules, bring along your set to enjoy the boules pitch. If you like walking or cycling a vast network of cycle trails awaits you, through the gently rolling bocage countryside, around lakes and along the coastal area - bring your own bikes or hire them locally

La Haute Rivoire is ideally situated in relation to the five golf courses in the area, ranging from the challenging links course at St Jean des Monts to nearby inland les Fontenelles, where we can make reservations for you.

All manner of water sports are offered locally, sailing, boardsailing, sea-fishing, angling, boat-trips, surfing - or you can just laze on the beach ! The nearest fine sandy beach is only three quarters of a mile away, or less by foot along the footpath.

Canoeists can explore the network of salt marshes and the Jaunay and Vie rivers. The marinas of St Gilles Croix de Vie and les Sables d’Olonne (home of the Vendee Globe Yacht race and scene of Ellen MacArthur’s triumph ) offer ocean going charters.

Bretignolles boasts both indoor and outdoor tennis courts. For experienced riders local stables offer evening rides which usually include an exhilarating gallop along one of the quiet sandy beaches. (own headgear recommended)

During the summer season there are entertainments, exhibitions, music festival, sporting events and various themed local fairs where produce and wines from this fertile area can be sampled. - The fishing fleet of St Gilles Croix de Vie keeps the local restaurants well supplied - several specialize in seafood and fish and come highly recommended.

Markets are held in Bretignolles sur mer on Thursdays and Sundays, however the dedicated market shopper can find a local market any day of the week ! The Puy du Fou heritage park (just over an hours’ drive) offers spectacular entertainment, especially the Friday / Saturday night Son et Lumiere performances (booking essential).

After all that activity you might wish to pamper yourself - try a massage, mud or seaweed wrap, or hot sea water treatment at one of the three local Thalassotherapy centeres.