Camping near Les Sables d’Olonne
15 mn from the campsite La Vertonne, discover the famous seaside resort of Les Sables d’Olonne.
A city to discover with its different districts:
La Chaume, the fishermen’s district, the oldest in the city, the city center and its pedestrian streets. The embankment along the main beach, the Penotte Island in the center of town with its houses decorated with shells frescoes, the Passage district… So many different views of Sables d’Olonne but with a certain charm!
Visits and Museums :
- The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (main works by Gaston Chaissac and Victor Brauner)
- The Shell Museum (more than 45000 exotic shells)
- The Zoo (an eco-zoo with lions, giraffes, monkeys…)
- The museum of the Blockhaus hospital (authentic bunker of the second world war)
- The museum of popular traditions (history and customs of the Olonne region)
- Le Chocolatier Sablais (Production site and sales to individuals)
- The Sea Museum (in the Arundel Tower at La Chaume)
- Observatory of the Natural Pedagogical Park (in the heart of the Olonne marsh)
- Rose garden François Dorieux : 8000m² landscape garden
- La Maison du Marais Naturel: History of the marshes
- Les Salines : salt adventure park with animation by the salt workers.
Leisure and outings in Sables d’Olonne :
- Multiplex cinema,
- Booling,
- 2 casinos,
- Indoor sports and leisure complex, indoor surfing wave,
- Swimming pool & thalasso,
- Aeroclub, parachuting…
A whole range of activities for your evenings or rainy afternoons…
Les Sables d’Olonne, heritage side :
- The Abbey of Saint Jean d’Orbestier,
- Arundel Tower,
- The Priory of La Chaume,
- The church of Notre Dame du Bon Port (classified as a historical monument),
- The central halls…
