Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Just 20 minutes by car and you're in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, between salt marshes, a fishing port and beaches.
Campsite location
Located on the Vendée coast, just a stone's throw from Les Sables d'Olonne, L'Orée de l'Océan is a 4-star Vendée campsite, ideal for a great vacation in the Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie area. Rent a mobile home in the Vendée and discover Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, just 10 minutes from L'Orée de l'Océan campsite ****.
Discover all the activities in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, shops, restaurants, the port of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, entertainment for children and adults, squares, the wild coast. Also discover the Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie casino , with dance evenings, dinners and casino games. In summer, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is one of the liveliest towns on the Vendée coast, and also one of the most typical, with a main shopping street that has retained its Vendée character.
Renting your mobile home
We suggest a range of bungalows in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie to suit your needs and requirements. The campsite is in the heart of the quiet village of Landevieille, close to the camping resorts of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Les Sables d'Olonne, Brétignolles and Brem-sur-Mer, as well as the Olonne forest. To make your vacation in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in the Vendée a success!
In Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, you'll discover renowned shopping activities, notably in the pedestrian street leading from the bridge over La Vie to the commercial port, known for its liveliness throughout the tourist season. At the end of this street, you'll also find the town's tourist information office.
The port of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
The port is animated by two main activities: the yachting harbor, where many boats of all sizes take up residence, and the commercial harbor with regular commercial links to the Ile d'Yeu, as well as fishing boats, providing a livelihood for many people linked to this profession.
The fishmongers of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie offer a wide range of fish species, including sea bass and mackerel , caught not far from the coast. Saint-Gilles is also renowned for its sardine fishing.
If you'd like to go fishing at sea, you can take a fishing boat specially designed for the occasion, for mackerel or sea bass with a bit more luck, or hire a boat directly for lure fishing or trolling.
For yachting activities, you can rent a boat or sailboat in the port of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, as rental companies are present throughout the season.
A day at the camping club
What's a day's camping like in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie?
There's no shortage of possibilities for our holidaymakers. Saint-Gilles is located in the middle of the Vendée coastline, allowing you to discover the many towns and villages of the Vendée coast around St Gilles.
A day trip from Noirmoutier to La Tranche-sur-Mer is just a short drive away, allowing you to discover all the facets of life in the Vendée. If you're looking to enjoy St Gilles, the sandy beaches to the north and south of the town are sure to please.
You can also stay at the campsite and take advantage of all the facilities, such as the heated swimming pool and fishing pond. All the family and social activities are waiting for you at the campsite to spend a pleasant day.
Discover Gillocrucians
The inhabitants of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, the " gillocruciens", are as welcoming as all the inhabitants of the towns along the coast, accustomed to the massive influx of holidaymakers that sees the commune multiply its population significantly in the summer. The proximity of holidaymakers from all over Europe, and even from other continents, fosters the exchange of different cultures, enabling residents to experience other ways of living, evolving and exchanging.
The arrival of the single European currency has also facilitated monetary exchanges with the city's local businesses.
The market in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie The markets in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, which are held on different days, sum up the ease of exchange between the different communities present. These markets have retained their local character, with local products, such as market gardeners, fishmongers and bakers.
Local produce
In Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie , you'll certainly have the opportunity to sample the products of the Vendée . Baked goods such as the brioche vendéenne, or the préfou, with its many equally tasty variants.
You can also discover or rediscover seafood products such as oysters from Beauvoir-sur-Mer or mussels from La Tranche-sur-Mer, sardines from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
Vendée wines have also made great strides in terms of winemaking quality, with Brem, Pissotte and the best-known Mareuil wines, some of which have been awarded the Fiefs Vendéens label... to be drunk in moderation.
Water sports in Saint-Gilles
The beaches of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie offer a wide range of physical and recreational activities. On the long beach, for example, which stretches for several kilometers, local officials have 'carved out' the beach to encourage sporting activities such as surfing, kitesurfing, boating and windsurfing, as well as securing other bathing areas, which are supervised in season by a platoon of lifeguards.
You can also take lessons at the surf school in Saint-Gilles, as well as water skiing.
