[Globe Pequot Publishing] New from Bradt is the thoroughly updated second edition of The Vendée, the only English-language guidebook to focus on this part of Pays de la Loire. Also covered in this guide to an increasingly popular French region are Nantes, Pornic, La Rochelle and the Île de Ré. Written by Angela Bird, who for almost 50 years has owned a home in the region, and award-winning travel writer Murray Stewart, and updated by adventurer Ed Cooper, Bradt’s guidebook offers comprehensive coverage of a beguiling area, detailing everything from family holidays to walks, cycling, local cuisine and history. The Vendée offers all the benefits of a well-established destination that makes for a diverse outdoor playground, given its sunny climate, 140 km of sandy beaches, tree-lined canals and open marshland. Bradt’s The Vendée includes suggestions for walks and the best places for birdwatching. This goes hand in hand with the current regional policy of promoting recreation premis