Cycling

France is a superb country for cycling. The area around le Village du Bois offers a range of on and off-road opportunity catering for novices through to the most experienced cyclist.

Talmont is on the La Velodyssey (a 1,200km Atlantic Coast cycle route which stretches from Roscoff in Brittany to the Spanish border passing an exceptional number of prime natural, historical and cultural tourist sites plus 20 major natural sites and reserves en route.

The Vendee itself has a network of over 1,000 kilometres of cycle tracks designed to enable you to take in all the natural attractions. On these, everything is in place to ensure maximum safety including designated cycle lanes, excellent signposting and a range of attractive picnic areas.

You are welcome to bring your own bikes to Le Village and we also keep a stock of bikes which are available to guests to use – to cycle to the shops or beach or to take in some of the great on and off-road cycling options to locality has to offer.