Les Madieres is a 15 min. drive to Vire, a busy town with shopping, bakeries, cafes, cinema, water park & restaurants.  Calvados features gorgeous towns, breathtaking scenery, medieval villages & castles. Normandy, home to William the Conqueror, is bursting with attractions: Granville (direct train from Vire), the resort town of Deauville, Mont St. Michel, Rouen & Joan of Arc, D-day landing beaches, Monet’s Giverny, the Bayeux Tapestry… Families will love Festyland amusement park, Festival International de Cerf-Volant (Kite Festival!) at Dieppe, La Cite de la Mer Aquarium in Cherbourg, the Zoo de Jurques, Chateau de Vendeuvre with mechanical figures, fountains & mazes. Gourmets indulge in French cheeses like Camembert, butter, rich creams, & everything apple, including the famous apple cider routes of Pays d’Auge. Superb golf: excellent courses, reasonable prices, open tee times. To top it off, a direct train from Vire to Paris puts you in the City of Lights in 2.5hrs

Other Activities: water park at Vire