Things to do in Vendee, Pays de la Loire: The Best Churches & Cathedrals

Reviewed By Paulgaps - Vouvant, France

The Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a beautiful church situated in the centre of the village. It is very picturesque from the outside with a lovely fountain bubbling away opposite! The inside is peaceful as you would expect and frequently there are exhibitions in the room attached to the side of the church. These can be art exhibitions or historic ones and often free or demanding a modest fee. From the church you can descend to the bridge into the village looking back on the right to Le Monastère a picturesque housing development and then turn continue so that on your left is the old Lavage where the people of old used to do their communal washing! Walk opposite and find the lake where there is access all round to walk. There is a quiet spot with seating and statue of Mary cut into the stone cliff. The walk around the lake is not all hard standing and can be difficult for disabled and wheel chair bound people. As you walk around you come to the base of Vouvant and look up at the battlements seeing how difficult the aggressors of ole would have found accessing Vouvant would be! There is an arch and walkway back up to the streets of the village where if you turn left at the top you will make your way back to the centre of the village and of course the church. On finishing sightseeing make your way to one of the three cafes!