The Puy du Fou park : A travel in the time!

INNOVATIONS 2012

Little historic, the battle of the keep, falconry, legend of Saint Philibert, the stadium,
spectacle of the funambulist, magician menestrel, the rosery, arboretum, medieval city, opening and schedules of the park ,
cinescenie, opening and schedules cinescenie, restaurants in the parc, fly in montgolfier,
weather in the park

With the Puy du Fou Park, rediscover worlds and times that one believed disappeared forever. Revive the circus games where gladiators and deer reign as Masters. Shiver with the attack of the Vikings at the height of the Year 1000.Encourage your favorite knights with the battle of the Keep. Dream in front of the incredible ballet of the birds of prey... And in 2011, come to discover the new large swashbuckling spectacle "Musketeer of Richelieu". Discover all our greats spectacles and prepare you to a travel in the time to the Puy du Fou Park !

GREAT NEW 2012

THE CINESCENIE
And
THE ORGANS OF LIGHT

The night-show of the Big Park takes you in a magic and wonderful journey.

Every evening, on the old pond of The Puy du Fou ®, the romantic musicians appear in their costumes of lights and make dance muses and sprites in a fantastic symphony of water and light.

This show is included in the visit of the Big Park during the green period (see calendar of opening).   Top page

The Puy du Fou Park prolongs its voyage in the time with the most incredible spectacle ever created in the park :

Musketeer of Richelieu
A show of cape and sword in a theater of the reconstituted XVIIIth century, to offer you a direction where horses will amaze you, waterfalls will dazzle you, and flamenco ballets to enchant you.

35 minutes of action, cascades and new special effects for one at time of the King Louis XIII and of his musketeers.

A long ago, in a region of the France Kingdom, a place called Puy du fou. A man will build there his castle, Rene of Puy du Fou was his name. He will make there of his stronghold, a place where all the lords and ladies of France will be pleased to remain.

Then one day, or better is worth it to say a sad day, very stopped, more lords, more castle, the wars are followed and resemble each other in their madness of destruction. And, however, fortunately they do not destroy all. Nature remains main ground. It gradually, with the passing of years, will cover with its green coat, this Puy du Fou and jealously will keep it hidden until the day when...   Top page

There is more than 20 years, in an area of France called the Vendée, a man have a crazy dream , a gigantic project. It has the idea, the ambition, remains to find the place to carry it out. It will seek, to seek a long time without never discouraging itself. Finally it is the meeting of this man and this magic place from where will spout out this project; to give from the life in this place deadened since so a long time. The man, Philippe de Villiers, the place, Puy du Fou.   

There is not any more but to raise the handles and to make revive the history. To write episodes of the Vendean life, to put in scene these images . Courage and tenacity are there and moreover, it has with him a major asset, the heart of the Vendean ones. 15 communes launch out in the project and thus give rise to what is perhaps, one of the most beautiful parks of attraction of France.
One day is not enough for all to see. Too bad... We will thus describe you only the spectacles to which we could assist. All more beautiful ones than the others, leaving you dreamers and magic at each end. And that to say music, selected pieces of music which make fly tighten you the heart.   Top page

The Secrecy of the Lance

The Secrecy of the Lance: The new large spectacle 2010 of the Large Park puy du Fou

After the departure of the knights for Orleans, Marguerite, a young shepherdess, remains alone with the castle. She will have to discover the secrecy of a lance to the fantastic capacities to protect the magic ramparts from the castle at the time of the battle.      Top page

The ball of ghost’s birds - 25MN DURATION
In the heart even of the old castle of Puy du Fou , built in XIIème century and destroyed in XVème by English, in the place even or, formerly, the visitor will be the happy one privileged of a spectacle where only the bird is a King.
Tube, White Lady, Falcon, Eagle of Empire, Vultures etc... as many raptors circling with the top of the going public even some times until being posed on the head of a spectator. Certain birds will spring with same the nacelle of Puy du Fou which is suspended with more 100m height and what seems to you so small then seen ground, right will arrive on you, then you will be amazed by the immense majesty at these raptors. One will thus attend a true ballet of vultures, they arrive , one does not know any more where to give head and especially eyes. As for final, quite simply superb with this waltz of birds passing very close to the public of their soft feathers.   Top page

The Vikings - 25MN DURATION
Us here in a charming village at the edge of water, where everyone saw peacefully and where humour reigns. Suddenly monks arrive, they carry with them the relics of St Philibert which they want to hide in the village, because the Vikings are with their continuation.
They emerge to put the village at fire and blood. A drakkar emerges from the depths of water, the battle makes rage, one throws to water the relics of this poor St Philibert.
Then, suddenly silence this fact, the miracle is achieved. St Philibert emerges from water and comes to preach peace. Knees with ground the Vikings convert and are forgiven. The village finds peace and the public applauds this stuffed spectacle of special effects, before the floods do not absorb the decoration for the following spectacle. 
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The sign of the triumph - 40MN DURATION
In the year 300 Gallic prisoners meet in arenas forced to participate in terrible tests to save their lives. Running of tanks and fights: an exciting show.   Top page

SPECTACLE OF THE FUNAMBULIST - 7MN DURATION
7mn where his breath is retained. Whereas it evolves/moves on a wire, us another public let us be fixed on its feet so much one trembles to see it falling. It jumps, it dances, it juggles, God that it frightens us! But always smiling, it continues to slip on its wire, majestic and skilful with the sound of the beats of our hearts. And it is only one time our funambulist gone down again on ground that one blows and that one thinks that one spent a good moment all the same. Cheer.

MAGICIAN MÉNESTREL - 13MN DURATION
New spectacle of Puy du Fou this year. Who of the ménestrel or his wife is more the joker? In all cases, the rate/rhythm is unrestrained, amusing and with final one still did not include/understand it and the tricks! Is not a magician who wants.      Top page

THE ROSERY AND ITS 5000 ROSE TREES
Here is the ideal framework to stroll between two spectacles. Pleasant ballade in the medium of the colors and the emanations. Calms serene reigns there making forget for a few moments the effervescence which grouille neighbourhood.

ARBORETUM
Another place favourable with the walk. With the shade of the black poplar, fresne, holm oak or coplame of America to quote only them, never nature will have been also ready of the public and will not have led it with as much enthusiasm of attraction in attraction.

THE VILLAGE XVIIIÈME
Extremely animated, with its many craftsmen and their marvellous know-how. Push a door and you will discover a talent. The cabinetmaker, sabotier, the enluminor and so much of others accomodate you cordially. And to admire their hands so skilful that they become almost magic about it.      Top page

What we did not have time to see but that the park also proposes

The MEADOW, with the cattle shed of grandfather, the theatre for children, the animal academy, the dens of the wolves, the paths of the burrows.
WOOD AND the FLOWERED VALLEY, with the theatre of water (our regret), the clearing with the deer, the flowered valley, the watery organ, the path of the life of the stones, the sunken lane multiscenic, the copper quintet.
The MEDIEVAL CITY, where, in addition to the magician ménestrel and the old trades of the means âGe, you will be able to visit the Romance vault and its crypt and to attend a spectacle of street.
The VILLAGE XVIIIème, there too, put aside the funambulist and the craftsmen, you will be able to listen to traditional musicians, to attend the "meetings with the history" on the history of the village, to see the mill and its cascade or even to dream peacefully in front of the chime and its 21 bells.      Top page

Here is for the park, because Puy du Fou it is also the cinéscènie...

The CINÉSCÉNIE

The new setting in scene of Cinéscénie®: Cinéscénie will change face into 2010 with a very new setting in scene. The movements of the actors were entirely re-examined to sublimate the beauty of certain scenes and to bring even more rate/rhythm and of modernity to the spectacle.

It is the history of Jacques Maupillier, peasant Vendean. Animated by 800 actors and 50 riders, one says of this spectacle that it is single in the world. It is quite possible. 1h40 of really large spectacle with the voices of Philippe Noiret, Robert Hossein, Marie Dubois or Suzanne Flon to quote only they, so much they are numerous to have to lend their voices to this splendid and enthralling history. Shivers and emotions guaranteed.
The special effects are considerable. As for the fireworks, they are more than 300 to set ablaze the scene and that to say water jets if not that they are almost magic. The whole on a scene of 15ha, with the feet of the castle of Puy du Fou you had already seen so large scene? The unit extending in front of a panoramic scene from 13 500 places.
The place is really with the height of the event which the public will live during these 100mn.
With the favour of the night, the scenes are to set up itself and when the 1500 projectors will ignite, it is to light an alive fresco. Each scene and with it only worthy of a masterpiece, to say to you what the unit gives... not question, I prefer to leave you dreamer and to give myself the desire for discovering it. In all cases, thank you with its 1300 voluntary which each evening of representation are faithful to the station and will have made us pass one evening unforgettable and will have given the desire for returning, and cheer with Mr De Villiers for this superb setting in scene.
Standing ovation, offered by the public to the end of the spectacle, well and was largely deserved!     Top page

Thanks toDavid Nouaille and Etienne Guilmineau for this visit and photographs of the cinéscénie.

GOOD TO KNOW
Situation : Epesses with approximately 35km of Cholet, 50km of Nantes.

Opening and schedules of the park :

See the calendar days opening:

Tariffs and infos : www.puydufou.com/uk/         Top page

Calendar for the cinéscénie :
See the calendar days opening:

For the another price and reduction, contact the : Puy du fou

Carpark : Free. A surface of picnic is reserved there.

Animals : Nonallowed inside the park for reason of safety.      Top page

Photographs and video camera formally prohibited in the cinéscénie.

Restoration :
3 restaurants are at your disposal in the park. Obligatory reservation evenings of cinéscénie. It is recommended to hold for its arrival with the park. To count approximately 20mn of waiting. The prices go from 17 to 20€ and 8€ for the children.
All these restaurants offer animations. We had chosen the Market Rebirth but were disappointed a little. We expected more spectacle.
For the amateurs of rapid restoration, several points on the whole of the park.

Shop :
Only with the entry of the park. But do not forget that the village XVIIIème offers many gravers of craftsmen to you where you will be able to also find your happiness.      Top page

For all information www.puydufou.com

LODGING
In front of the success of Puy du Fou, to envisage its lodging in advance a long time. Apart from the hotels, many rooms of hosts.

With NOT MISSING!!
The blow of heart itinerairesbis.com
To prolong this visit which will be engraved in your memories, we propose one to you strolls in the montgolfier. It is accessible as well to the children as with the parents and it is also a marvellous world which Damien on board his nacelle will make you discover, by flying over the park the morning early when the fog still covers a part of the valley, or the evening when the sun lies down and gilds his colors this so beautiful landscape. Provide with films...!!

Fly in Montgolfier, clik on the below

While waiting, you will be able to find the co-ordinates of Damien while typing:

perso.wanadoo.fr/montgolfieres        Top page

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