Saint-Maurice-des-Noues: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Ferme pédagogique de la Garrelière in Saint-Maurice-des-Noues offers horse and pony rides as well as carriage rides. The activities also include riding treks lasting from one day to one week through bocage landscapes and forests.
Nature and Trails
The Chemin des Châtaignes is a large 76-kilometre loop with four possible starting points, including Saint-Maurice-des-Noues. At the same time, it is an almost 80-kilometre fully signposted route with information panels through the hilly bocage landscape of the Vendée. The trail can be explored on foot or by mountain bike and begins in Saint-Maurice-des-Noues.
At the edge of the Mervent-Vouvant Forest, a wide panoramic view opens up over cultivated land and meadows where herds of cattle and horses graze.
Culture and History
The Chevalement d’Épagne is one of the last surviving traces of the region’s mining activity. It is freely accessible and can be visited independently by individuals and groups; on-site facilities include a car park, a picnic area and information panels.
The slate-roofed Église Saint-Maurice houses colourful stained-glass windows depicting local figures and historical events.
The Logis du Fief Mignoux is a historic monument in Saint-Maurice-des-Noues in the Vendée département of the Pays de la Loire region. The Renaissance house was built between 1570 and 1580 around an enclosed courtyard, as was typical of the seigneurial residences of the time.
Night
Saint-Maurice-des-Noues is one of the villages awarded the “Villes et Villages Étoilés” designation, where the Milky Way and constellations can be observed with the naked eye. In the Pays de la Châtaigneraie, Saint-Maurice-des-Noues is listed as a three-star municipality in the “Villes et Villages Étoilés” initiative.
Local
Fournil Les Lumières sells organic farm products, including flour made from old wheat varieties and ground in stone mills, as well as rustic wood-fired breads.
Anyone considering Saint-Maurice-des-Noues as a holiday destination will want to find a holiday apartment there.
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