Group activities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Musée des Savoir-faire du Cognac

A tour covering the history and making of cognac, with a tasting. Opened in 2004 in Cognac, in Charente, as the Musée des Arts du Cognac, it became the Musée des Savoir-faire du Cognac in 2020. It presents every stage…

Le Bournat

Le Bournat is a reconstruction of a Périgord village from the early 20th century, in Le Bugue, in the Dordogne. Created in 1992 on the initiative of the industrialist Paul-Jean Souriau, this theme park brings a Périgord village of around…

Château de Beynac

A medieval fortress perched above the Dordogne valley. Built from the 12th century by the barons of Beynac to lock down the valley, the château towers over the village of Beynac-et-Cazenac from a cliff that drops sheer to the Dordogne,…

Futuroscope

European park of the moving image and immersive technologies. Opened in 1987 in the communes of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou and Jaunay-Marigny, some ten kilometres north of Poitiers, Futuroscope is a leisure park focused on technology, science and innovation. In the 1990s, it…

Zoo de La Palmyre

One of the most visited zoos in France, La Palmyre Zoo is home to more than 1,500 animals over 18 hectares. Founded in 1966 by Claude Caillé and still owned by his family, it lies within the seaside resort of…

Grotte de Lascaux IV

A complete replica of the decorated cave, a masterpiece of cave art. Opened at the end of 2016 in Montignac-Lascaux, near the original site, the International Centre for Cave Art, known as Lascaux IV, reproduces all the decorated parts of…

La Rhune Tourist Train

A historic train climbing to the summit of La Rhune, with views over the Basque Country. Opened in 1924, this rack railway, one of the few still operating in France, departs from the Col de Saint-Ignace, between Ascain and Sare,…

Cité de l’Océan

An interactive museum dedicated to the oceans and marine sciences. In Biarritz, the Cité de l’Océan is an educational theme park devoted to the ocean and surfing. Together with the Biarritz Aquarium it forms Biarritz Océan, which aims to improve…

Aquarium La Rochelle

One of the largest private aquariums in Europe, facing the Old Port. At this location since 2001, the Aquarium La Rochelle presents more than 12,000 marine animals of 600 species in 3 million litres of seawater, half of it for…

Cité du Vin

An immersive journey through the wine civilisations of the world. Opened in 2016 in Bordeaux, in the Bacalan district on the banks of the Garonne, the Cité du Vin is a cultural venue designed halfway between a museum and a…

Grotte du Grand Roc

A cave with remarkable rock formations, the Grand Roc opens halfway up a cliff overlooking the Vézère valley, at Les Eyzies, in the Périgord Noir. Discovered in 1924 by the caver and prehistorian Jean Maury, it was fitted out for…

Gouffre de Proumeyssac

A cavern nicknamed the « crystal cathedral », where a descent by nacelle is possible. The Gouffre de Proumeyssac opens in Audrix, in the Périgord Noir. Explored in 1907 by Gabriel Galou, it consists mainly of one large chamber and…

Dune du Pilat

The highest dune in Europe, with a panoramic view over the Arcachon basin. Located at the southern entrance to the basin, in the commune of La Teste-de-Buch, the Dune du Pilat stood 103.6 metres high in 2023. It stretches about…

Villa Arnaga – Musée Edmond Rostand

The Basque home of the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, surrounded by formal French gardens. Edmond Rostand had it built from 1903 to 1906 in Cambo-les-Bains, and wrote Chantecler there. Owned by the town since 1961, the villa now houses…

Marais Poitevin

Boat trip through the “Green Venice”, among canals and lush vegetation. Coulon, in the Deux-Sèvres department, is the capital of this eastern part of the Marais Poitevin, known as the wet marsh. The marsh is the second-largest wetland in France…