The Prieuré Saint-Nicolas – Eglise Artistique of Les Sables d’Olonne !!!

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Once again, coming back from my road warrior trails in my belle France. This one is a first time as usually bypassed it south but glad finally stop by, its a gem, and we will be back, eventually,The town of Les Sables-d’Olonne is located in the Vendée department no, 85) in the Pays-de-la-Loire region of my belle France , Therefore, here is my take on the Prieuré Saint-Nicolas – Eglise Artistique of Les Sables d’Olonne !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Les Sables-d’Olonne was formed on January 1, 2019, from the merger of the towns of Château-d’Olonne, Olonne-sur-Mer, and Les Sables-d’Olonne. The town is 42 km from La Roche sur Yon (see posts) from where we came from this time along the D160 road to the port and grande plage or big beach where we found free off street parking that was actually illegal but got away with a nice cop for free!! Otherwise 135 euro fine lol!! The town is 252 km from my current town,

The Prieuré Saint-Nicolas – Eglise Artistique or artistic church located at 3 Promenade Jean XXIII According to legend, the chapel was built in the 11C in La Chaume by a sailor or fisherman rescued from a shipwreck. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen. In reality, it was the monks of Sainte Croix de Talmont who undertook the construction of the priory. The priory served as a church at the time. In 1779, the monument was ceded to the Army and transformed into a military stronghold. Abandoned, the City acquired it in 1976. Since 1997, the city has been working to restore and beautify the fort, respecting the military architecture of Bas-Poitou. The fort overlooks the entrance to the channel, and the Bay of Sables-d’Olonne is visible from the top of the esplanade. Completely renovated in 2004, the priory is today a place dedicated to culture and events. 

The town of Les Sables d’Olonne on its heritage : https://ville.lessablesdolonne.fr/culture-patrimoine/patrimoine/architecture/

The Les Sables d’Olonne tourist office on its heritage: https://www.destination-lessablesdolonne.co.uk/faites-le-plein-de-culture-aux-sables-dolonne/

The Vendée dept 85 tourist office on Les Sables d’Olonne :https://www.in-vendee.com/24-hours-les-sables-dolonne

There you go folks, again, another gem of my belle France ! This is real country off the beaten path trails, Again, nice opportunity to see the town , good for the soul, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Prieuré Saint-Nicolas – Eglise Artistique of Les Sables d’Olonne !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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