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The Marais Poitevin, Nature’s Treasures The Marais Poitevin, designated as a Regional Natural Park, a Grand Site of France, and a Ramsar site for its significant wetland area, is an exceptional region where water shapes both the landscapes and biodiversity. Wet meadows, canals, reed beds, as well as beaches and dunes of the coastline, limestone […]

A coastline created by man If the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park is nowadays a magnificent wild space with unspoilt surroundings, it was first a gigantic gulf, the Gulf of Pictons, which was partly submerged by the ocean at high tide and subject to floods. Generations of monks and marsh inhabitants gradually shaped the landscape […]

The Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park not only attracts protected nature and beautiful landscapes lovers, but it is also a paradise for migratory birds. As they follow a migration route North-South that crosses the Marais poitevin, the territory becomes an ideal halt for them. Each year some 500,000 birds fly over the Marais Poitevin in […]

At the heart of the marshland, the orchestra is playing a symphony that echoes all around us, and the musicians are the birds. They set the tone, we are simply guests in their kingdom now. We see why fans of birdwatching enjoy coming to this area of France, the largest wetland on the Atlantic coast. […]

It is one of the Marais poitevin’s emblems, one that we see in its natural environment during a bike ride or a hike. The Angelica can be wild or in cultures. Its long grooved stem, at the same time thick and hollow, can grow up to two metres high and its characteristic, aromatic odour makes […]

It is hard not to hear the singing of birds while hiking or cycling in the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park. You can observe more than 330 species of birds in the unspoilt nature of the Marais poitevin, an ideal environment for lots of animal and plant species. Petronia petronia, discover the Rock sparrow in […]

Whether on a boat trip, during a bike ride or a stroll, the exceptional diversity of the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park is full of surprises and amazing encounters. That includes the water shrew which turns out to be the biggest shrew in Europe. Neomys fodiens, the Water shrew of the Marais poitevin The Eurasian […]

Whether you explore the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park by boat, by bike or by foot, you couldn’t miss it: in every part of the paths, hamlets, beaches and canals, the nature dominates, and life is abundant in the Marais poitevin. During one of your trips, you must have seen the elegant aerial ballet of […]