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La Malvoie - Directions

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is in the "department" of La Vendée on the west coast of France approximately one hour south of Nantes and close to Les Sables d'Olonne.  Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is to the East of Les Sables d'Olonne.  Most convenient ports are St. Malo, Caen and Cherbourg, respectively approximately 3, 5 and 5.5 hours driving time to Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.

The nearest airport is Nantes with daily flights by Ryanair from Stansted, East Midlands and Dublin airports.  In addition there are Ryanair flights from Stansted to La Rochelle and Flybe flights from Southampton to La Rochelle.  Here are the links:

Here are some convenient links to the main ferry companies serving the region from the UK and Ireland:

Here are links to Air France who fly several times a day to Nantes from Gatwick in the UK and from Dublin in Ireland:

Click here for the English version:  Welcome to Air France
Click here for the French Version:  Page d'accueil Air France

For complete information on flights into Nantes go to: Nantes - Aéroport

For links to train services from the UK go to the site for:  Eurostar  This route is useful for members of a family wishing to join or leave a party separately as they can travel to Les Sables d'Olonne all the way by train from Waterloo via Lille and Nantes. 

The link to Eurotunnel for the shuttle through the tunnel is: Eurotunnel

For those wishing to come by air and to then hire a car, here are links to the main car hire firms:

Click here for more detailed directions on how to get to La Vendée:  Angela Bird's Vendée.    Ther are a number of improved routes to the Vendee each year and a new Michelin map of France is the best way to check on the current status before booking.  Better still go online to the Michelin website where you can plan your trip in detail.  Please see their site on: Michelin Route Planner

We will send out more detailed directions to the house (and local maps) with the keys.  



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