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Family activities on La Vélodyssée

Here are ideas for family activities on your rest days or after you’re done biking for the day on La Vélodyssée.

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Vélorail du Kreiz Breizh

Vélorail

In Gouarec, leave your bike and traditional cycle paths behind for an unusual railbike adventure! The Vélorail du Kreiz Breizh, a true quad bike on rails, combines physical activity with the discovery of nature during a unique 90-minute ride along the Nantes-Brest Canal. A friendly, family-friendly activity in the heart of the Côtes d'Armor region.

Practical information:

  • Open from May to September
  • €30 per railbike (for 2 to 4 people)

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L'univers du poète ferrailleur

Visit the Univers du Poète Ferrailleur Museum

Robert Coudray invites you to explore his museum in Lizio, a few pedal strokes from La Vélodyssée, on the Josselin <> Peillac stage. It’s an enchanting place where dozens of unique, ingenious objects move, dance and jingle. It’s great for kids and grown-ups alike.

Practical info 

  • open April to October
  • starts at €6.50 per person

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Le Grand Éléphant des Machines de l'île de Nantes
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Marvel at the Machines de l’Île de Nantes

In Nantes, nearly everyone can point you towards the 12-meter tall, 48-ton Grand Eléphant. The Carroussel des Mondes Marins is another perfect option for your list of family outings. It’s the second phase of the Machînes de l’Île de Nantes project.

Practical info 

  • open from February to the beginning of January
  • from €9 per person, per space

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Jardin du Vent

Explore the Jardin du Vent

Within Notre-Dame-de-Monts, at the base of a strange windmill topped with sails, a unique hidden garden invites you to enjoy an artistic, amusing and instructive stroll. Moving sculptures, wind games, weather maps and information sprinkle surprises throughout the path that centres around a wind rose and a green theatre.

 

Practical info 

  • open April to September and during the Toussaint holidays
  • free, self-guided visit
  • free bike parking and luggage storage


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Préhisto'site du Cairn

Travel back in time at Préhisto’site du Cairn

In the heart of a land of megaliths in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt in Vendée, the Préhisto'site du Cairn takes visitors back to the Neolithic era for a fun, educational, and interactive journey. The museum offers three interactive exhibition rooms to explore the daily life of prehistoric man and the region's megaliths.

Practical information:

  • Open from April to September and during the All Saints' Day holiday
  • from €6.60 per person

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Accro-Mâts

Climb around an adventure park on a boat

You've heard of treetop adventures, but what about on a boat? In Rochefort, you'll be climbing from mast to mast! The Accro-mâts course is accessible from age 6.

Experience it on the Rochefort <> La Rochelle or Rochefort <> Marennes route.

Practical information:

  • Open from April to November
  • €16 per person

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Le Phare de la Coubre - La Palmyre
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Le Phare de la Coubre

À La Tremblade, à l'extrémité nord de l'estuaire de la Gironde, le phare de la Coubre est le plus vaste d'Europe. Après avoir gravi 300 marches dans un intérieur en opaline bleue, un panorama à 360° offre une vue à couper le souffle sur la Côte Sauvage de La Tremblade et ses magnifiques plages, la forêt de La Coubre, l'estuaire de la Gironde et l'île d'Oléron.

Côté pratique :

  • ouverture de février à novembre
  • de 2,50 € à 4 € par personne


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terra aventura
Terra Aventura

Set off on a family treasure hunt

Try a new kind of treasure hunt with Tèrra Aventura, a geocaching experience in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. More than 400 fun and unusual routes will help you explore the region’s many cultural gems during your family activities. Each one has many riddles to solve, clues to discover and treasures to find.

Practical info

  • 100% free, year-round game

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Camdelan

Visit a working farm

Ferme Fantastique de Contis (Camdelan) in Saint-Julien-en-Born is a working farm where ancient grains and medicinal plants are grown, goat milk is turned into cheese and sheep’s wool is spun.

Practical info

  • Guided tours in July/August: at 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at 5:00 p.m. on weekends. Reservations required.
  • Free for ages 0 to 2, €7 for ages 3 to 12, and €9 for ages 13 and over.

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Rostrenen / Mûr-de-Bretagne

4 Rostrenen / Mûr-de-Bretagne

30 km
2 h 01 min
I cycle often
At the heart of the Guerlédan-Argoat Country is a steep sided valley where the Blavet winds through the woods until it reaches Gouarec. The Coat Natous double lock in the middle of this stage of La Vélodyssée provides an ideal resting point.Two of the highlights of this stage are the beautiful Cistercian Abbey of Bon-Repos and Brittany’s largest lake, the magnificent Lac de Guerlédan: the perfect place to stop for a swim and sunbathe! This varied leg of the trail follows a towpath, a short stretch of coastal route and the greenway.
Josselin / Peillac

7 Josselin / Peillac

46 km
3 h 03 min
I begin / Family
There is a medieval feel to this stage of La Vélodyssée, both in Malestroit and in Josselin with their timber-framed houses and narrow streets. Called “the Pearl of the Oust”, Malestroit readily opens up its treasures to curious pedestrians.
A pretty stage on a designated track of La Vélodyssée through a sinuous valley of the Oust with the foothills of the Landes and Lanvaux as a backdrop. After passing the confluence with the Claie, St Congard and the Guélin Lock provide very welcome breaks.
Nort-sur-Erdre / Nantes

11 Nort-sur-Erdre / Nantes

35 km
2 h 20 min
I cycle often
Quiheix’s second lock marks the end of the Nantes to Brest canal towpath. Gradually you return to the hustle and bustle of urban life during this stage of La Vélodyssée, alternating rural routes with sections of the greenway and the charming Sucé-sur-Erdre crossing - a very comfortable stopping point.
Nantes / Le Pellerin

12 Nantes / Le Pellerin

24 km
1 h 38 min
I cycle often
An exhibition of contemporary art is displayed all the way down the estuary on this shared stage of La Vélodyssée and La Loire à Vélo. Some surprising changes of scenery are guaranteed to brighten up your departure from the bustling city of Nantes.
La Barre de Monts - Fromentine / St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

17 La Barre de Monts - Fromentine / St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

36 km
2 h 23 min
I begin / Family
This stage of La Vélodyssée focuses entirely on the sea, the beach, the forest and the dunes. There are 18 kms of cycle paths winding through the national forest of Pays de Monts, after which you come to the very lively seaside resort of St-Jean-de-Monts. Before reaching the Vendéenne Cove and its famous boulders at Sion-sur-l’Océan, La Vélodyssée heads towards an old fishing village in the commune of St-Hilaire-de-Riez, adjoining Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. A superb stage.
La Rochelle / Rochefort

22 La Rochelle / Rochefort

50 km
3 h 20 min
I cycle often
Start your journey opposite the famous towers defending the port of La Rochelle, then follow the cycle path along or in the immediate vicinity of the ocean to the Belle Époque villas of the seaside resort of Châtelaillon-Plage. Early in the morning or at sunset, the bay of Châtelaillon-Plage and the Pointe des Bouchôleurs offer a breathtaking panorama.

Your cycle route continues inland to reach the banks of the Charente River and the remarkable town of Rochefort, a City of Art and History, the historic birthplace of the Hermione, the Corderie Royale, and the Maison Pierre Loti, in the heart of the "Charente Estuary - Rochefort Arsenal" Grand Site de France.
Rochefort / Marennes

23 Rochefort / Marennes

38 km
2 h 31 min
I cycle often
It’s with great regret that we leave behind Rochefort and its gardens on the banks of the Charente. We take the former steam-train tracks – now the greenway – and La Vélodyssée meets the marshes, criss-crossed with little channels, before heading onto the oyster centre of Marennes.
Marennes / Royan

24 Marennes / Royan

45 km
3 h 01 min
I begin / Family
Cross the Marennes region by bike, between salt marshes and the Seudre estuary. Then, from Ronce-les-Bains, savor the scent of sea spray and pine trees along the cycle route, a cycle path in the middle of the Coubre forest, all the way to La Palmyre. Park your bikes and enjoy a swim on one of the beaches of the Côte Sauvage. After all, isn't the coastline from La Palmyre to Royan known as the Côte de Beauté?

The Vélodyssée offers you a royal stopover with a sea view, a cycle path that winds through the coastal forest and past pretty beaches, all the way to Royan and its Belle Époque villas. Unforgettable!
Mimizan-Plage / Léon

33 Mimizan-Plage / Léon

47 km
3 h 08 min
I cycle often
Having soaked up the atmosphere of the Mimizan-Plage seaside resort, it’s back on the saddle to once more find the inner calm of the forest: its silence and delicate fragrances, with the deep sense of tranquility, and being master of this happy space, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world. La Vélodyssée encourages meditation…The woodland trail bringing a feeling of peace, reinforced by the fragrant pine trees. You have to leave the trail to enjoy the seaside beaches near Contis-Plage or St-Girons-Plage, or those of the Léon Lake beaches that you come to.
Les Sables d'Olonne / La Tranche-sur-Mer

19 Les Sables d'Olonne / La Tranche-sur-Mer

44 km
2 h 56 min
I begin / Family
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In this fairytale setting are both Les Sables (world capital of yacht racing) and La Rochelle, (the ‘broken rebel’ capital of Aunis) centre stage. The Vendéenne coast brings the cycle routes back to the Poitevin Marshes. Once past the Sèvre Niortaise River, we find ourselves at Charente-Maritime and the Marans canal which leads straight to the Old Port. After Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, La Vélodyssée winds its way into the large national forest of Longeville, drawing close to the sea on two occasions from where beautiful beaches can easily be accessed, such as Les Conches. A quick dip is a must on this stage!
Lège-Cap-Ferret / Arcachon

29 Lège-Cap-Ferret / Arcachon

42 km
2 h 48 min
I cycle often
Those nostalgic for the trains of yesteryear, welcome! Except for a shared section with traffic between Lège and Arès, La Vélodyssée now follows the former steam-train tracks. We pass stations and you’ll need to “go off the rails” to truly enjoy Arcachon Bay and surrounding villages.The forests of Gironde disappear, to be replaced by urban landscapes during this stage around the Bassin d’Arcachon. A little way after Lanton, we find ourselves in the Regional Natural Park of the Landes de Gascogne, which is fragrant with the iodised and authentic air of Aquitaine.

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