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Puy du Fou: The Theme Park That Swapped Rides for Stories
No rides, all spectacle: Vikings, eagles, horses and a night show with thousands of volunteers. How the Vendée built a theme park that runs on stories.
Stories from Vendée
3 stories filed under Vendée.
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The Côte de Lumière: France's Great Family Beach
Fine sand for nearly 140 kilometers, pines behind the dunes, mimosa by the sea: why generations of French families keep coming back to the Vendée coast.
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La Sauzaie and the Vendée's Wild Atlantic Face
Behind the family resorts hides a serious Atlantic coast: reef waves at La Sauzaie, wind and spray on the côte sauvage, and surf schools that mean business.