Niort Marais poitevin – Vallée de la Sèvre Niortaise Tourist Office offers practical informations to book and organize your trip in Niort and in the Marais Poitevin, “Grand Site de France”.Gites, hotels, guest houses, campsites… come and relax in a quiet place, over the river Sèvre Niortaise and its castles. Ride by boat, by walk or by bike : conquer the Green Venice. Discover animations, activities, sites you must see, restaurants… to move during your next holidays between plain and marsh.
Discover the richness around Niort and the Marais Poitevin and extend your stay here.
What can be visited in Deux Sèvres ?...
Answers here : Tourisme en Deux-Sèvres
And follow Sam, a not-too-serious tourist guide, in his visits of the Deux-Sèvres sites. Some extracts from this series on the web :
Sam at the Bernard d'Agesci museum in Niort
Sam at the Maison du Marais Poitevin in Coulon
Sam at the Nature Reserve "The birds of the Marais Poitevin" at Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud
Visit the Pays Mellois
...rich with six thousand years of history, where the paths of Saint-Jacques-of-Compostella lead you through a remarkable Romanesque heritage, between wooded landscapes and vast plains. Tourism in Pays Mellois.
The Gâtine :
The combination of its hilly landscapes and numerous rivers and streams which irrigate the area accounts for its nickname of « the water tower of Poitou ». Large and varied area, your trip is placed under the sign of the unexpected and the festive with surprising sites and festivals. Tourism in Gâtine
In Bocage Bressuirais,
It is up to you to balance your holidays between rest, events, discoveries. On foot, by bike, on horseback, take a deep breath of fresh air far from the madding crowd. Tourism in Bocage Bressuirais
The Pays Thouarsais
At the crossroads between the Poitou-Charentes and the castles of the Loire, the countryside around Thouars is the departure point for numerous discoveries. You will appreciate its savoury local produce and you will be surprised by its cultural heritage which occasionally has a modern touch... Tourism in Pays Thouarsais
Poitou-Charentes
In 2012, the Lonely Planet guide put Poitou-Charentes amongst the 10 most fashionable destinations in the world. Visit Poitou-Charentes
The Poitou-Charentes and all its different aspects on the PoitouCharentesTV.
Extract : Marais Poitevin, the Green Venice
