Five times winners of global awards, Puy du Fou is a unique theme park set in 55 hectares of ancient woodland. Believe me, when I tell you, it’s like nothing you will have experienced before. There are no rides for starters. Instead, visitors are treated to immersive performances with mind-boggling special effects so extraordinary they’ll leave you agog.
We had a feeling as soon as we arrived our time at Puy du Fou was going to be special. Situated just an hour’s drive from Nantes airport, it’s ranked one of the best parks in the world with over 2 million visitors a year. You might not have heard of Puy du Fou before but believe me, when I tell you, it’s extraordinary. This theme park had no rides, instead, there are spectacular daytime and evening performances themed around French history, period villages and authentic onsite accommodation.
Puy du Fou, France’s second largest theme park, treats its 2.3 million visitors a year to the most spectacular daytime and evening shows. These remarkable spectacles are inspired by French history providing a fully immersive experience with mind-boggling special effects, incredible scenery and sensational performances. The shows are astonishing and just when you think Puy du Fou can’t top the special effects, they do. We’ve already written about the shows at this extraordinary theme park and where you can stay while you’re there. This post covers off the period villages at Puy du Fou and what you can do in-between the performances at the park.
Located in the Vendée region of France, Puy du Fou is France’s second largest theme park but there’s not a single ride. Instead, visitors are treated to the most extraordinary daytime and evening shows, each inspired by moments in French history. These remarkable spectacles provide a fully immersive experience designed to excite, enthral and delight. With mind-boggling special effects, incredible scenery and sensational performances, the shows are astonishing. And the jaw-dropping La Cinéscénie, the show Puy du Fou is famed for, is ranked the greatest night show in the world.
If you’ve not heard of Puy du Fou, it’s a historical ‘theme park’ situated in the Vendée region of France. There are no rides. Instead, the entertainment comes in the form of spectacular shows which take place during the day and in the evening. Four-period villages add to the authenticity of this truly remarkable park which 2.2 million visit every year. It’s no surprise Puy du Fou is voted the best theme park in the world. Rightly so, there’s nothing like it anywhere else.
